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The artist on site in Scottsdale, Arizona with one of his
favorites "the flower jewels".
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As a young man, Johannes Klok, dreamed of the sea and at age 15 signed on to sail on the majestic tall ship called
the Danmark. Recently Walter Chronkite created a television special on this very impressive " Square Rigger " which
is still sailing on the high seas training young cadets even today.
Johannes also loved art and began sketching and drawing from his early days at sea until he grew into a
respected Merchant Marine Captain and a self taught Fine Arts Painter drawing from his world travels and his
natural attraction to the lives and creative ideas of the great impressionists.
Today Johannes has achieved his dreams and ambitions of traveling the world and the goal of making original
art that bespeaks of his experiences and life's inner and outer beauties in each of his canvases. To own a Klok
is to own a piece of his dramatic view of life and a piece of his special view of the world as only a genuine
captain of the high seas can reveal.
Whether you see his paintings of sublime Caribbean harbors and inlets or stand close to his many wonderful
florals you can almost smell the ocean and the wonderful aroma of the enchanting array of his delightful
flowers and gardens. His technical skill with the palette knife is unsurpassed in its compassionate address
of the canvas. The final product is nothing less than a virtuoso performance in paint.
Many fine art collectors are proud to include such original landscapes and maritime works in their
collections. Johannes has had the good fortune to have made not only great works of art in his 50 plus
year career but also have made excellent friends and acquaintances along the colorful and adventuresome
road that we all can experience by viewing his fine collection of prints and recent original creations.
The subtlety of the stroke and the dedication of the artist combine with the aspirations and sensations of
a lifetime into each painting. The influences from the 19th century great masters combine with the jazz
and flair of the 20th century into a composite wonder of painting that is unique to the style that is now
simply called: Klok, the impressionist.
It is one of life's great joys to own and appreciate great art and so it is with the experience of every
painting Johannes Klok has given to the world as a labor of love and dedication to his art. The message
contained within these wonderful creations is abundantly clear ... Enjoy!
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