Frederick Somers Artworks Gallery

• Spring Song Anderson Pond

  Oil, 48" x 60"

• Fountains of the deep

  Oil, Canvas, 30" x 40"

• Gathered in the light

  Oil, Linen, 45" x 60"

• In Earth as it is in Heaven

  Oil, 9 x 12

• December Sunset Over Two Step

  Oil, 9 x 12

• Anderson Pond Ephraim Wisconsin

  Oil, 11 x 14

• Flowing with Milk and Honey

  Pastel on Stonehenge with 22 kt gold leaf, 18 x 24

• Scarlet Promise Called Hope

  Pastel, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2

• Overcast Wonderment

  Pastel, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2

• Last Hour Light

  Pastel, 12 x 16

• Nerstrand Aurora

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, 11 x 14

• Heathcreek Waters

  Pastel, Paper, 14 x 20

• Borderwaters Adirondacks

  Pastel on Stonehenge with 22 kt gold leaf, 20 x 20

• Restored Fountains

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 22

• Adirondack Sunrise

  Pastel, Paper, 6 x 8

• Sister Jennie's Adirondack Borders

  Pastel, Paper, 6 x 8

• Empty Nest

  Oil, Linen, 6 x 8

• Adirondack Borders

  Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12

• Open Wide Everlasting Doors

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 16 1/2 x 22

• Golden Hour Minnehaha Creek

  Oil, 16 x 20

• Held in Radiance

  Pastel on Stonehenge with 22 kt gold leaf, 22 x 30

• A Moment Worth Waiting For

  Pastel, 12 x 16

• On the Move

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, 18 x 24

• Quiet Beginnings

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, 18 x 24

• Borders & Between
• 190621 Entertainment guide final ad
• Held with the Heart

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Dancing on the Edge

  Pastel, Paper, 18 x 22

• Compass on the Prairie

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20

• Christmas Eve 4:47 p.m.

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 22

• Impressions of a Warm Fall Day

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16

• North Woods Discovery

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12

• Sheltered Dreams

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12

• Border Gardens

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 12

• Taking the Leap

  Oil, Linen, 16" x 20"

• Floating Free

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 18.5 x 24.5. September 2018 selected for display at "Enduring Brilliance" Pastel Society of America annual exhibition at National Arts Club Gallery, New York, NY

• Gathered in the Light

  oil on canvas with gold 22 ct gold leaf, Canvas, 45 x 60

• Quiet Soft Light

  Oil, Canvas, 9" x 12"

• Timeless Wonders

  Pastel, Paper, 14 x 18. A microcosm of the fountains of the deep meets the flowing stream, the source refreshes the common--this inspires "Timeless Wonders". I return to this stream often to watch its' water continually…

• Cadmium's Last Touch

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 16. This painting was juried into the Eastern Regional Oil Painters of America exhibition in 2016

• Unfolding

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 48. "Unfolding" follows "Unfolding Mysteries" the earlier pastel painting by the Frederick Somers. It contains themes of water reflections of clouds and even galaxies. 22 carat gold leaf scribes hexago…

• Rhapsody in Blue

  Pastel, 11" x 14". from Pastel Journal Magazine April 2016: The 17th Annual Pastel 100 Competition Winners: Abstract and non-Objective First Place: Rhapsody in Blue, Frederick D. Somers Northfield, Minn., artist Frederi…

• Unfolding Mysteries

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 14" x 21". "Unfolding Mysteries" was the Bronze Award winner at the International Association of Pastel Societies Masters Circle Exhibit in Albuquerque, NM June, 2015. It w…

• Creekside Discovery

  Oil, Linen, 12" x 16"

• Drawn to the Light

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 16" x 22"

• Clothed in Silence

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 22

• Come to the Waters II

  Oil, Linen, 9 " x 12". Selected by Oil Painters of America for the 2016 Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition at Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio September 2016

• Heath Creek First Gold

  Oil, Panel, 10" x 8"

• Dancing Through Time

  Pastel, 16 in x 20in

• Duet Sunny Day

  Pastel, Paper, 14" x 20"

• Water Music II

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Panel, 20" x 28". Fred Somers and Water Music II was honored at the Pastel Society of America 2016 exhibition "Enduring Brilliance" in New York City with the Bill Creevy award for…

• Two Step Poetry

  Pastel, Paper, 10 1/2" x 18"

• Maples Dancing

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Panel, 16 x 22

• Emerging

  Pastel on paper with 22 ct gold leaf, Paper, 18 x 28. Another of my paintings exploring the possibilities of pastel pigments and 22 carat gold leaf.

• Morning Walk

  Pastel, 16 in x 22 in

• First Snow Golden Threads

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 20

• Where Heaven Prairie and Oak Savannah Meet

  Pastel, Paper, 18 x 24. McKnight Prairie restoration, Carleton College, near Northfield, MN

• Singing in the Shade

  Oil, Canvas, 6" x 8"

• Over the Edge

  Pastel, Paper, 17 x 24

• Golden Canopy Above Two Step Falls

  Pastel, Paper, 17 x 30

• Riding on Azure Ribbons

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 12" x 16"

• Quiet Gold Rising

  Pastel, Paper, 18 x 24

• Sun-dappled Green Waters

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 22

• Quiet Thoughts Warm Afternoon

  Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14

• Fountains of the Deep

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 48. "Fountains of the Deep" captures the quietly flowing waters of a small stream. It reflects the sky, now visible as trees shed their leaves in the Fall. Beneath the surface, silt is constantly being…

• Spring on Two Step

  Oil, Linen, 6" x 8"

• Morning Song

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 16" x 20"

• First Snow Golden Grass

  Oil, Canvas, 9 x 11. Shown at 2018 Oil Painters of America National Exhibit at Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado June 1 to September 3, 2018

• Turning to Joy

  Pastel, Panel, 10 x 19

• Dry Season-7 Falls Valley

  Panel, 11 x 14

• Two Step Afternoon

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16

• Quiet Time on Prairie Creek

  Oil, Linen, 11 x 14. Painted en plein air.

• Ephaim's Promise

  Paper, 19 1/2" x 25 1/2"

• Border Lace

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16

• Prairie Creek Poetry

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 20

• September Two Step

  Pastel, Paper, 8" x 12". Pastel on Canson paper available through Grand Hill Gallery through October 21, 2017

• Let Light Flow

  Pastel, 16 in x 22 in

• Bright Eyes Smiling by Frederick D Somers

  Pastel, Paper, 11" x 14"

• Spring Song Anderson Pond

  oil on canvas with gold 22 ct gold leaf, 48" x 60"

• Prairie Creek Meadow III

  Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"

• Autumn's Veil on Prairie Creek

  Oil, Linen, 36" x 52"

• Out of the Depths

  Pastel, 16 in x 20 in

• Around the Bend by Frederick D Somers

  Pastel, 14" x 22"

• Song of Light

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 18" x 24"

• Bells on Superior by Frederick D Somers

  Oil, 12" x 16"

• Tales Untold

  Pastel, 16 in x 20 in

• Song of Heaven Let There Be Light

  Giclee', Paper, 19.75" x 14" x See comments for alternate size. Giclée Print on archival paper from the Frederick D. Somers painting commissioned by the Sisters of St. Joseph for Carondolet Villages, St. Paul, MN and ch…

• Spring Meadows

  Pastel, Paper, 16" x 20"

• First Sun North Shore

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 21" x 28"

• Light Touched

  Pastel, Paper, 12" x 18"

• Spring Green, Blue Waters

  Pastel, Paper, 12" x 16". September 2016 this painting was shown at the Salmugundi Club in the International Association of Pastel Societies Exibition.

• Fall Festival

  Paper, 27" x 33"

• Prairie Wonder

  Oil, Panel, 17 x 14

• Through Gates with Laughter

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 24" x 18"

• Azure Pools

  Oil, Panel, 9 x 6

• Cascade

  oil on canvas with gold 22 ct gold leaf, Canvas, 36" x 60"

• A Touch of Gold web

  Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. The painting was juried into the International Association of Pastel Societies Exhibit at the City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California August 4 - September 14, 2012. The "A Touch of Gold" and "S…

• Brown Eyes and Blue by Frederick D Somers

  Pastel, Paper, 11" x 14"

• Song Rose Above the Water

  Pastel, Paper, 16 x 20. The painting won the Bronze Award at the International Association of Pastel Societies Exhibit at the City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California August 4 - September 14, 2012. The "Song Rose Abov…

• Anderson Reflections II

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24". Anderson Reflections II may be displayed with Anderson Reflections I

• Anderson Reflections I

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24". Anderson Reflections I may be displayed together with Anderson Reflections II.

• installed
• Night Music

  Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11". Pastel with 22 carat gold leaf. At Grand Hill Gallery, St. Paul, MN through October 21, 2017 At International Association of Pastel Societies Convention, June 5-9, 2019; Fred was on the panel o…

• Born Over the Water by Frederick D Somers

  Pastel, Paper, 10" x 15"

• FS-01 Plums on Prairie Creek

  Pastel, Paper, 20 x 26

• Holding On

  Oil, Panel, 11" x 14"

• Caught in the Rush

  Oil

• Border Pools

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Panel, 20" x 28"

• Song of Heaven, Let There Be Light
• Come to the Waters

  Pastel, Paper, 12" x 18"

• Song of the Borders

  Pastel on paper with 22 ct gold leaf, Paper, 20" x 22"

• Pirouette

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 18" x 24"

• Long Shadows Lazy Water

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 12" x 16"

• view across the top

  Oil on Linen with 22 ct. gold leaf, Linen

• Blooming Spring by Frederick D Somers

  Pastel, Paper, 16" x 20". "Blooming Spring" was named the Pris de Pastel award winner by the International Association of Pastel Societies in their 2014 online competition. It also received Honors in the Pastel 100 comp…

• Crows' Eye View

  Oil, Panel, 8" x 12". I saw this nest from across a field and climbed the 35' tree to take the photo. The painting has shown at the International Birds in Art exhibition at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum of Art in Wausau,…

• Outdoor Wisconson

  Pastel, 16 x 12

• Seasons of Planting & Harvest: Hope

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 20" x 16"

• detail upper center
• Gold Rush

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 18" x 24"

• More to Come

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 11.5" x 15"

• Free to Dance II

  oil on canvas with gold 22 ct gold leaf, Canvas, 42" x 72"

• Nerstrand Waters

  Pastel

• Glory Over the Waters

  Pastel

• detail low left corner
• Minnehaha water's Edge

  Pastel, Paper

• Quiet Tribute

  Oil, Panel, 12" x 9"

• At Home in Plum Shadows

  Pastel, Paper, 26.5 x 18.5

• Whispering Waters

  Pastel, Paper

• detail lower center
• Standing Tall on Prairie Creek

  Pastel, 11 x 14

• Winter Fire on Prairie Creek

  Pastel, 11 x 14

• detail low right corner
• Cannon Oak Canopy

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 20

• Golden Reflections on Prairie Creek

  Oil on Linen with 22 ct. gold leaf, 36 x 60

• Stored Treasures

  Pastel, Paper, 8 x 10. #11-20

• Riding on Rainbows

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 12" x 19"

• detail right side
• Waiting for the sun

  Pastel, 16 x 24

• The painting installed with Fred

  Oil

• Ruby's Crowned Waters

  Pastel, Panel, 9 1/2" x 13". First Place Award winner in The Artists' Magazine 2009 Annual Fine Art Competition

• Prairie Rainbows

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 20

• Fruit in Its Season

  Pastel on panel with 22 ct. gold leaf, 12" x 16"

• Sunkissed Shadows

  Giclee', paper or canvas, 11 to 30" x 13 to 40". LImited Edition giclee' reproductions can be created in sizes up to 30 x 40 inches on either canvas or paper. Prices vary . Please contact Somers Studio & Gallery for det…

• Soft Landing

  Pastel, Paper, 14" x 18"

• Ordinary Wonders II

  Giclee', paper or canvas, 11 to 30" x 13 to 40". LImited Edition giclee' reproductions can be created in sizes up to 30 x 40 inches on either canvas or paper. Prices vary . Please contact Somers Studio & Gallery for det…

• Laughing Waters: Cadmium's Kiss Cobalt Waters

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24"

• New Beginnings II

  Pastel, Paper, 18 x 24. Received the Pastel Journal Award and a purchase award in the Pastel Society of America 2011 Juried Exhibition, New York.

• Majestic Morning

  Pastel, Paper, 11" x 14". Giclee reproductions available in 3 sizes.

• Prairie Summer

  Pastel, Paper, 12 x 9. #11-21

• New Beginnings

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24". With the air filled with spring bird songs and the land bursting with new life we sander the fields and streams in searchof the next wonder. Giclee reproductions available in 3 sizes.

• Now and Again

  Pastel, Paper, 10" x 13". "Now and Again" Fall color in the Fall oak leaves protects the acorn, a promise of renewing and future. This painting was selected for the 11th Juried Exhibition of the International Associatio…

• September's Songs of Thanks

  Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. #11-19 One view of the historic Valley Grove Church. Nerstrand Minnesota. This is one of the pioneer churches of the area and has many ties to Saint Olaf College in Northfield, MN

• Osceola's Rainbow

  Oil, Canvas, 36" x 48". The sweep of river reflects the explosion of fall color on hardwoods. Also available as limited edition giclee on canvas.

• Resting in Green Pastures

  Pastel, Paper, 8.5 x 11

• Where Colors Sing

  Pastel, Paper, 22" x 28". The gentle motion of water and leaves where light returns to the woodland floor is music in my heart

• Sky Dancers I

  Pastel

• Water Color on Baptism

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24". Brilliant fall trees reflect on the sparkling water of the Baptism River along Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior.

• 11-14 Roadside Memories II 600 x 150

  Oil

• Gold Leaf on Crimson Waters

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24". Chosen for inclusion in the exhibition and book: The Richeson 75 Landscape International, 2007. Honors winner in Abstract Division, Pastel 100 by Pastel Journal Magazine

• John Maakestad small

  Pastel

• Cool Woods, Warm Maple

  Pastel, 11 1/2" x 7 1/2"

• Sky Dancers I

  Pastel

• Blue Beauty

  Pastel, Panel, 9" x 12"

• Winter's Red

  Pastel, 12" x 16"

• 11-03 Jacob's Ladder

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 22" x 16"

• Ordinary Wonders II

  Oil, Panel, 16" x 20". Ordinary Wonders oil painting will be included in the November 2010 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition of Wilmington, South Carolina. It is reproduced as a giclee on paper. Throug…

• Genesis

  Pastel on panel with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 18" x 24". "Genesis" was the Prix de Pastel winner at the 13th annual exhibition of the International Association of Pastel Societies.

• Free to Dance

  Pastel on Canson with 22 ct. gold leaf, Paper, 18" x 24". Awarded Best in Show by Lakes Country Pastel Society

• Fire and Ice II

  Pastel, Paper, 10" x 13"

• Season of Singing

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24". If the land could make music I think the fall season would be filled with complex chords. This painting has received awards from The International Association of Pastel Societies and Lake Count…

• Hidden Treasure

  Giclee on Paper, 21" x 27". Also available in 16" x 21" image. Price: $289. Hidden Falls in Minnesota's Big Woods State Park is a treasure in a portion of the original hardwood forests whixh once extended from Hudson Ba…

• Laughing Waters: Spring's Green

  Pastel, Paper, 18" x 24"

• A Rare Beauty

  Pastel, Paper, 9" x 12". My head was lying on the ground for this view of a Trout Lily blossom. The flower is one of those on the northern woodland floor that blooms in the brief sunny season when the snow is gone and t…

• Breakthrough

  Giclee on Paper, 16" x 21 1/2". This painting was selected as cover art for "Pure Color: Best of Pastel" published by North Light Books, 2006.

• Into the Light

  Giclee on Paper, 15 1/2" x 20 1/2"

• Autumn's Invitation

  Giclee on Paper, 15 1/2" x 21 1/2"

• Whispers of Turning

  Giclee on Paper, Paper, 16" x 21 1/2"

• For the Joy of It

  Giclee on Paper, 16" x 22". For me water becomes both fact and metaphor. Water is what it is, with dynamic movement, deep shadows and refracted light. It also is what it reflects, bright sunlight and objects above it. I…

• Light's Golden Touch

  Giclee on Paper, 16" x 24"

• Sun Kissed Shadows

  Pastel, Paper, 18 " x 24". This is one of several paintings created for an exhibit celebrating the Anniversary of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska Minnesota

• Through Still waters

  Pastel, Paper, 12 " x 16"

• Crowned Twilight Waters

  Pastel, 12" x 18". Published as a prize winner in "Landscape 75" by Richeson Fine Art.