When T. L. Solien embarks on a journey, he travels through epic topics of American literature, history, and culture. This nationally recognized artist, based in northern Minnesota and Madison, Wisconsin, has recently addressed Melville's classic novel "Moby-Dick" and the Oregon Trail in his painting series and mixed media art. Whether imagin
This book features sixty color images of the nationally recognized artist T. L. Solien’s artworks, with essays placing him in the context of American modernism, Melville studies, nineteenth-century landscape painting, and film. From whaling adventures in New England to territories of land and opportunity in the West, Solien continues the eternal American search for self-fulfillment and rebirth in his art.