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Click here to see the new catalog of all Kathleen Chaney Fritz limited edition prints!


New table-top small size framed Fritz Michigan images are only $47!  Yes, framed!  $47!  See them all here!

See all of the available open edition Fritz prints here.

2014 Towne Courier article on Kathleen Chaney Fritz exhibition

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Enjoy these four new Kathleen Chaney Fritz Michigan-scene paintings just put on display!

Gold on the Bluff
Gold on the Bluff <New!
 
Original oil painting on linen
Canvas size: 16 x 20"

Framed
$4,000 framed


Joy in Fishtown
Joy in Fishtown <New!
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 15 x 19 3/4"

Frame size: 25 x 30 1/4"
$3,500 framed


Tulip Garden
Tulip Garden <New!
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 21 1/2 x 31 1/2"

Frame size: 33 1/4 x 43"
$4,500 framed

This Year's
                  Lilies
This Year's Lilies <New!
 
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 30 x 24"

$3,500




Enjoy these three whimsical paintings created by Kathleen Chaney Fritz, now available as limited edition giclees on canvas, gallery-wrapped and ready to hang without framing.  Click to enlarge and marvel at the creative imagery!


One Fish Two Fish Three Fish Four
One Fish Two Fish Three Fish Four <New!
How many fish do you see?!
Giclee print is available on your choice of paper or canvas
Signed and numbered limited edition or (less expensive) "open" edition
You can select the size you prefer (such as 20 x 30" or 24 x 36")
Please call or email us to confirm prices for your preferences!


Life on Quilt
                              Ridge
Life on Quilt Ridge <New!
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 36 x 36"
Sorry, original has been sold for $2,800
You will want to click on the photo above to delight in all the whimsical imagery and detail!

36 x 36" signed and numbered limited edition print on canvas is $618.
18 x 18" signed and numbered limited edition print on paper is $137.

 
33 x 35" cropped open edition (not numbered) on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
Now available and on display
$680 ready to hang!



Nature Plays at Sleeping Bear
Nature Plays at Sleeping Bear <New!

36 x 50" signed and numbered limited edition print on canvas is $776.
24 x 33" signed and numbered limited edition print on paper is $322.

 
The Art of Kathleen Chaney Fritz - Michigan at its Very Best! opened Sunday, May 3, 2009 at East Lansing, Michigan's Saper Galleries.  At the opening reception Kathleen personally dedicated artwork purchased that day and the delightful children's books she illustrated, Gitchi Gumme and Tears of Mother Bear.  Since that exhibition, Kathleen  has created many new oil paintings shown on this page.  Many of her limited editions are still available.  Please contact us with any questions about availability.  Thank you!

Saper
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If you have enjoyed the many splendors of Michigan: boating on the Great Lakes and bicycling Mackinac Island, climbing the sand dunes at Sleeping Bear, dipping toes in the crystalline water and fine sand beaches at Leland, touring the vineyards at Grand Traverse, fishing near sunset at Harbor Springs, enjoying the resorts at Charlevoix, watching the waves break at the Grand Haven lighthouse, and feeling the power of the thunderous Tahquamenon Falls, then you will delight in visiting this exhibition.

Kathleen, one of Michigan’s most talented artists, is particularly noted for capturing so beautifully and perfectly the essence of Michigan as we all enjoy it.  From a solitary rowboat amidst the lake grass to sailboats returning at dusk, trillium and lilies from our woods and backyards, children playing on the beach, apples picked fresh off the tree, the art of Kathleen Chaney Fritz reminds us of the days of our youth and summer vacations with our children.

Her imagery is timeless; her paintings awaken the senses and allow us to revel in the beauty that is unique to our Great Lakes State.  Enjoy Michigan at its very best through the eyes of a real treasure, Michigan painter extraordinaire, Kathleen Chaney Fritz.
Fritz featured in Michigan
                    Blue Magazine, Summer 2017
A graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design, Kathleen worked for many years as a free-lance illustrator, honing her skills in drawing and her ability to quickly deliver on a variety of projects.  In 1986, following the overwhelming success of her first poster, a commemorative watercolor for the prestigious Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair, Kathleen began to focus on her career in fine arts.  

Although the scenes depicted in a Chaney Fritz painting may be familiar -- Michigan sand dunes, boats on the Great Lakes and carriages on Mackinac Island, as examples -- each painting is an original composition rather than a photographic rendering.  "They still have the brush strokes of the painter," said one art critic.

It is Kathleen's vision and her eloquent portraits of the Michigan scenes she enjoys that are so captivating by those fortunate enough to see or own them.  She displays amazing talent in capturing with paint and brush the feelings she senses and wishes to share.  The water reflections, the shadows, the brilliant sun, the textures of flower petals, amazing vistas all come to life in the paintings by Kathleen Chaney Fritz.

It is my pleasure to welcome you to enjoy a large selection of original oil paintings and limited editions at The Art of Kathleen Chaney Fritz - Michigan at its Very Best!
~ Roy Saper  

Kathleen Chaney Fritz at Saper
                                Galleries
Kathleen Chaney Fritz in front of a large display of her original oil paintings as exhibited in the west gallery at East Lansing, Michigan's Saper Galleries, October 3, 2011.
Chaney Fritz Exhibition Opening
The Kathleen Chaney Fritz opening reception with Nell Kuhnmuench, Jay Saper, Roy Saper, Nathalie, Jennifer, artist Kathleen Chaney Fritz and John Fritz, May 3, 2009.


Good news!  Now on display and available for acquisition are dozens of small, limited edition giclees by Kathleen Chaney Fritz, ranging from small desktop "mini" framed prints (5" square) at $40, shrink-wrapped prints at only $40, small matted prints that fit 8x10" frames for only $40.  Three dozen images are available including most of those on this page -- plus many others.  Do let us know as you have questions about available images!

New Original Paintings!

Please click on images to see them in a larger size
.
If you like them here, imagine what they are like in person!

Katheleen Chaney
                  Fritz Down to the Bay
Down to the Bay <New!
 
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 16 x 20"

Frame size: 24 x 28"
$4,000 framed



Woodland Path
Woodland Path <New!
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 10 x 11 1/2"

Frame size: 21 1/2 x 20"
$1,200 framed



"Cafe au Lait" dahlia
"Cafe au Lait" Dahlia <New!
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 20 1/4 x 18 1/4"
Frame size: 29 1/2 x 27 1/2"
$1,600 framed

Enjoy these new Kathleen Chaney Fritz paintings now on display in our west gallery.  Those that are each still available can be shipped or delivered to you today!  Let us know as you may desire more photographs or  information on them.  Thank you!
Wind Ripples
Wind Ripples <New!
 
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 18 x 24"
$4,000 framed
To the Shore oil
                    painting
To the Shore <New!
 
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 18 x 24"
$4,000 framed
Misty Shoreline
                  watercolor
Misty Shoreline
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 13 1/2 x 10"
Frame size: 23 1/4 x 19 3/4"
Sorry, sold for $1,200 framed
View to the
                  Fort (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
View to the Fort
Market Street, Mackinac Island, Michigan 

Original watercolor
Image size: 20 x 28 1/2"
Frame size: 31 1/2 x 40"
Sorry, sold
Magnolias
                    watercolor by Kathleen Chaney Fritz
Magnolias <New!
Original watercolor
Image size: 13 x 10"
Frame size: 23 x 20"
$1,200 framed

Charlevoix
                  Michigan montage
A Place Called Charlevoix
 
Original acrylic painting on canvas
Canvas size: 36 x 48"
Original no longer available
but available as a limited edition print on canvas! What size would you like it make for you?!
Island Zen
Island Zen
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 14 x 20"
Frame size: 25 1/2 x 31 1/2"
Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed


Fritz Island Path
                  watercolor
Island Path
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 20 x 15"
Frame size: 31 1/2 x 26 1/2"
Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed

Watercolor
View to the Bridge
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 13 x 20 1/2"
Frame size: 24 1/2 x 32"
Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed
Watermelon
Watermelon
 
Original watercolor
Image size: 9 x 7"
Sorry, sold for $750 framed

Fish
Fish <New!
Acrylic paintings on canvas
Canvas size: 28 x 22"
$1,800 Museum-wrapped
Kathleen Chaney Fritz Illusion painting
Illusion <New!
Acrylic paintings on canvas
Canvas size: 40 x 30"
$3,800 Museum-wrapped

Sailing Lake Charlevoix
  Sailing Lake Charlevoix
(Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 24 x 36"
Sorry, sold for $4,500 framed

Now available as a limited or open edition print on paper or canvas.  What size would you like one made for you?!
Night Lights
  Night Lights
(Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 30 x 40"
Sorry, sold for $3,500 framed

Silver Hills
Silver Hills
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 36 x 48"
Sorry, sold for $5,500 framed

Peace
New! > Peace
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 40 x 30"
$2,800

Japanese
                    Garden
  
Japanese Garden
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 36 x 36"
Sorry, sold for $3,200
Morning Mist
 Morning Mist
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 16 x 20"
Sorry, sold for $1,600 framed

Lifting Fog
                    (north)
Lifting Fog (north)
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 20 x 20"
$950 gallery wrapped
 around deep stretcher bars
Sorry, sold

Lifting Fog
                    (south)
 
Lifting Fog (south)
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 20 x 20"
$950
gallery wrapped
 around deep stretcher bars
Sorry, sold
A Grand Spring
  
A Grand Spring
(The Grand Hotel, Mackinac  Island, Michigan)
Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 26 x 40 1/2"
Outside frame dimension: 33 1/2 x 48"
Sold for $4,300 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on paper
16 1/2 x 26" for $225

The Kite Flyers
 
The Kite Flyers
Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
35 x 42"
Sorry, sold for $3,800

  20 x 24" limited edition print is:
$225 on paper or $285 on canvas

35 x 42" limited edition on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
Now available and on display
Sold for $900
Contact us to have one made for you!

Dune
 
Dune
Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
30 x 40"

Sorry, sold

18 3/4 x 25" limited edition print is:
$225
on paper or $285 on canvas
The Long Way Home
New! > The Long Way Home
Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
24 x 24"

$2,800 framed

18 3/4 x 25" limited edition print is:
$225
on paper or $285 on canvas

30 x 30" giclee on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
Now available and on display
$588 ready to hang!
By special order


Sienna and
                      Blue
Sienna and Blue
  Original oil painting on canvas, 48 x 36"
Gallery wrapped canvas edges
$1,600


Tulips
                      and Tafetta
Tulips and Tafetta
Original oil painting on canvas,
14 x 14"
$1,200

An Evenng in Late October
An Evening in October
Original oil painting on canvas
, 9 x 12"
$2,000 framed

Night Descends
Night Descends
Original oil painting on canvas
, 17 1/2 x 23 1/2"
$4,200 framed

Plentiful
                    Harvest
Plentiful Harvest
Original oil painting on canvas, 30 x 40"
$9,500 framed (39 x 49")

Skimming the Coast
Skimming the Coast
Original oil painting on canvas, 11 x 14"

$1,800
framed
Bay
                        Harbor
#3 at Bay Harbor
A beautiful overlook of the 3rd hole Links Course
 at the Arthur Hills designed Bay Harbor Golf Club
Bay Harbor, Michigan.
Original oil painting on canvas, 16 x 20"
$2,000 frame


Original paintings shown on yellow background
 above are available.


Paintings shown on light blue background
 in grouping below are sold
 but are available as limited edition prints.


Paintings shown toward the bottom of the page
 on light pink background
have sold and are not available as prints.





The images shown below are available as limited edition prints reproduced from the original oil paintings that have been sold.  The process used to create these prints involves scanning (and digitizing) the original paintings and having them output on a very high resolution device that prints them on canvas or paper with such good quality it is very difficult to discern a difference between the original painting and the reproduction.  These prints are often called "giclées".  The limited editions on canvas are also available enhanced where the artist personally hand paints a significant portion of the giclées on canvas, effectively recreating them as "originals", giving those a unique touch that differentiates each in the edition.  Please contact us for prices of the enhanced "over-paint" canvases.  Thank you!

Arch Rock, Mackinac Island
  Arch Rock (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
  Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
24 x 30"   
Sorry, sold for $4,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition on paper:
12 3
/4 x 16" for $95
and 20 x 25" for $225

28 x 36" limited edition on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
$660 ready to hang!
By special order

Pictured Rocks
Pictured Rocks
Lake Superior Shoreline, Upper Michigan
  Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
40 x 36"   
Sorry, sold for $8,000 framed

Now available as a limited edition on paper:
23 1/4 x 21" for $225

 
40 x 36" giclee on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
$900 ready to hang!
By special order

Crossing the Straits
Crossing the Straits
An amazing original oil painting on canvas, 30 x 60" plus frame
Sorry, sold for $12,000 framed. 
Quite an impressive painting!

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

30 x 60" $828 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
Also available in smaller sizes on canvas or paper.

The Way to
                      the Bay
 
The Way to the Bay
  Original oil painting on canvas, 36 x 36"
Gallery wrapped canvas edges
Sorry, sold for $1,800

Now available as a giclee print on paper
$140 for 16 x 16"
$395 for 32 x 32"

36 x 36" limited edition on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
$733 ready to hang -- now sold but available by special order

Grand Haven
Grand Haven
(Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas, 30 x 40"
Sorry, sold for $8,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 24" $295 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
30 x 40" $450 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18 x 24" $225 on paper
8 x 10" $50 on paper


Impressions of Sleeping Bear
Impressions of Sleeping Bear
(Inspired from the dunes of northwestern Michigan)
Original oil painting on linen, 36 x 48"
Sorry, sold for $9,800 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 24" $295 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 48" $750 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18 x 24" $225 on paper
8 x 10" $50 on paper

Restoring Waters
Restoring Waters
Original oil painting on canvas
Sorry, sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

28.5 x 38" $495 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
12 x 16" $95 on paper
18 x 24" $225 on paper


Brand New Day
Brand New Day
Original oil painting on canvas
Sorry, sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 23.75" $285 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 47.5" $750 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18 x 24" $225 on paper
Silhouette
Silhouette
  Original oil painting on canvas sold

Now available as a limited edition print on paper
$225 for 20 x 24"


New! > 25 x 30" limited edition on canvas
Gallery-wrapped around deep stretcher
Now available and on display
$544 ready to hang!

Morning
                    Whisper
 Morning Whisper
Original oil painting on canvas, 30 x 50"
Sorry, sold for $9,000 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 30" $375 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
30 x 50" $650 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
16 x 27" $225 on paper


Reenactment
                    Day
Reenactment Day
Original oil painting on canvas, 36 x 27"

Sorry, sold for $9,000
framed

Now also available as a limited edition print on paper

18 x 24" $225
12 x 16" $95

Three
                      Tall Tales
Three Tall Tales
Original oil painting on canvas, 40 1/2 x 50 1/2"
Sorry, sold for $8,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

26.75 x 36" $450 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
16.5 x 22" $195 on paper


Golden
                    Afternoon
Golden Afternoon (Harbor Springs)
Original oil painting on canvas, 47 1/2 x 47 1/2"
Sorry, sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

16 x 16" $170 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 36" $549 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
16 x 16" $140 on paper
23 x 23" $225 on paper



Mackinac Passage
Mackinac Passage
Original oil painting on canvas, 18 x 20 1/2"
Sorry, sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

23.25 x 29.5" $375 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18.5 x 23" $225 on paper

 
Mackinac
                      From Above
Mackinac From Above (Mackinac Island)
Original oil painting on canvas, 30 x 50"
Sorry, sold for $12,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 30" $400 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
30 x 50" $750 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
16.5 x 28" $270 on paper


Poppies
Poppies
Original oil painting on canvas, 28 x 40"
Sorry, sold for $8,000 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

17.75 x 25" $295 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
17.75 x 25" on paper $225
26.5 x 38" $450 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)


Emerging
                    Lillies
Emerging Lilies
Original oil painting on canvas, 38 x 30"
Sorry, sold for $8,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

24 x 19" $295 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 28" $450 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
24 x 19" $225 on paper


 Island Blue Porch
Island Blue Porch
Original oil painting on canvas, 18 x 14"
Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed

Now available as a limited edition print
16 x 12" $95 on paper

Catching
                      Crawfish
Catching Crawfish
Original oil painting on canvas, 36 x 24"
Sorry, sold for $7,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition print

15 x 22.5" $85 on paper


Grand
Grand
Original oil painting on canvas
Sorry, sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

17.75 x 15" $200 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
30 x 25" $375 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18.25 x 15.25" $150 on paper
27.5 x 23" $225 on paper


Gull's Eye View
Gull's Eye View
Original oil painting on canvas, 20 x 24"
Sorry, sold for $4,800 framed

Now available as a limited edition print:
12.5 x 15" $95 on paper


La Grande
                    Tortue
La Grande Tortue
Original oil painting sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:
16 x 20" $170 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
12.5 x 15.75" $95 on paper

Chateau Chantal South View
Chateau Chantal (south view)
Grand Traverse Peninsula
Original oil painting on canvas, 36 x 48"
The original has sold for $8,500 framed
 

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 24" $295 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 48" $750 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18 x 24" $225 on paper
Chateau
                      Chantal north view
Chateau Chantal (north view)
Grand Traverse Peninsula
Original oil painting on canvas
, 36 x 48"
The original sold for $8,500 framed

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 24" $295 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 48" $750 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18 x 24" $225 on paper


Spring Medley
Spring Medley
Original watercolor sold

Now available as a limited edition print
14 1/2 x 18 3/4"  $150 on paper


Evening in
                    Fishtown
Evening in Fish town
Original sold

Now available as a limited edition print
18 1/2 x 25" $250 on canvas
(Also available enhanced by the artist)
 $150 on paper


Market Street
Market Street
(Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas
Sorry, sold


Now available as a limited edition print

  16.5 x 28"
$250 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
13 1/2 x 21 3/4"
$150 on paper

Your
                    Carriage Waits
Your Carriage Waits
(Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas
Sorry, sold


Now available as a limited edition print

 
12 x 16"
$150 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
12 x 16" $125 on paper
Touch of Autumn
Touch of Autumn
(Glen Arbor, Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas
Sorry, sold


Now available as a limited edition print

  14.5 x 17"
$170 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
14.75 x 17.25" $140 on paper
28 1/2 x 38 1/2" $549 on canvas

Morning on Main
Morning on Main
(Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Original watercolor sold

Limited edition print
8 x 10"  $65 on paper

Cottage Garden
Cottage Garden
(Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Original watercolor sold

Limited edition print:
8 x 10"  $65 on paper


Mission Point Gazebo
Mission Point Gazebo
(Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Original watercolor sold

Limited edition print:
8 x 10"  $65 on paper
West Bluff
West Bluff
(Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Original watercolor sold

Limited edition print on paper:
8 x 10"  $65 on paper


First Cast
First Cast
Original watercolor sold

Now available as a limited edition print
8.75 x 10.5"  $75 on paper
One Last Cast
One Last Cast
Original watercolor sold

Now available as a limited edition print
8.75 x 10.5"  $75 on paper


Sodas,
                      Snacks, and More
Sodas, Snacks and More
Original oil painting on canvas,  17 1/2 x 23 1/2"
Sorry, sold for $4,800 framed

Limited edition print on paper:
11 x 15" for $225


A Promising Path
A Promising Path
Original oil painting sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

15 x 27" $285 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
22 x 40" $595 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
15 x 27" $225 on paper
8 x 10" $50 on paper


Quiet Passage II
Quiet Passage II
(Channel between Round Lake
and Lake Charlevoix, Michigan
)
Original painting sold

Now available as a limited edition print on canvas or paper:

18 x 24" $285 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
36 x 48" $750 on canvas (Also available enhanced by the artist)
18 x 24" $225 on paper




New! >>   The artist just created a series of Michigan scene mini-prints (5 1/2" square and 7" square) just $32 and $35 framed to set on your desk, table, night stand or bookshelves.  They also make the perfect gift.  Availability is limited and changes daily so check to see if your favorite image (below) is available as a "mini" by contacting us now!








The original oil paintings shown below have all been sold
and now are displayed in homes and offices around Michigan.

Would you like the artist to create a special commission for you
 of a variation of one of the paintings?

Let us know!
A Journey With My Friend
  A Journey With My Friend
Original oil painting on canvas
Canvas size: 24 x 20"
Sorry, sold for $1,800 framed

Snow on the Pumpkin
  Snow on the Pumpkin
  Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
18 x 24"
Sorry, sold for 
$2,800 framed
Silent Night
  Silent Night
  Original palette knife oil painting on canvas
18 x 24"
  Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed

Morning Light
  First Morning Light
Original oil painting on canvas, 11 x 14"

Sorry, sold for $1,500 framed

Big Red
 
Big Red
(Macatawa, Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas,
11 x 14"
Sorry, sold for $1,500 framed

Garden Tapestry
   Garden Tapestry
Original oil painting on canvas
, 11 x 14"
Sorry, sold for $1,600 framed

St. Joseph
                      Lighthouse
North Pier Lights
(St. Joseph, Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas, 11 x 14"

Sorry, sold for $1,500 framed
Charlevoix Shoreline
Charlevoix Shoreline
Original oil painting on canvas, 8 x 10"
Sorry, sold for $950 framed

South
                      Haven Lighthouse
  
South Haven Lighthouse
(South Haven, Michigan)
Original oil painting on canvas
, 11 x 14"
Sorry, sold for $1,500 framed
Walloon Lake
Walloon Lake
Original oil painting on canvas, 9 x 12"

Sorry, sold for $950 framed

Squash Blossoms gramed
Squash Blossoms
Original oil painting on canvas, 8 x 8"
Sorry, sold for $450 framed

Arrangement on Damask
Arrangement on Damask
Original oil painting on canvas, 24 x 48"
Sorry, sold for $8,000 framed

Catching
                    Crawfish
Catching Crawfish
Original oil painting on canvas, 36
x 24"
Sorry, sold for $7,500 framed
Casting
                    for Rainbows
Casting for Rainbows
Original oil painting on canvas, 9 x 12"
Sorry, sold for $950 framed

Birches on Lake Charlevoix
Birches on Lake Charlevoix
Original oil painting on canvas, 14 x 20"
Sorry, sold for $2,200 framed
A Great
                    Sailing Day
A Great Sailing Day
Original oil painting on canvas, 11 x 14"

Sorry, sold for $1,500
framed

Amethyst Sky
Amethyst Sky
Original oil painting on canvas, 5 x 7"
Sorry, sold for $350 framed

After the
                    Squall
  After the Squall
Original oil painting on canvas, 12 x 16"
Sorry, sold for $1,800 framed


Golden Raindrops Crabtree
Golden Raindrops (crab tree)
Original oil painting on canvas,
11 x 14"
Sorry, sold for $1,800 framed

Autumn Air
Autumn Air
Original oil painting on canvas, 24 x 30"
Sorry, sold for $4,900 framed

Old Mission Peninsula
Old Mission Peninsula
Original oil painting on canvas
, 18 x 24"
Sorry, sold for $3,800 framed


Beach Gear
Beach Gear
Original oil painting on canvas, 18 x 20 1/2"
Sorry, sold

Ebb
                      and Flow
Ebb and Flow
(Otter Cliffs, Bar Harbor, Maine)
Original oil painting on canvas, 24 x 36"
  Sorry, sold for $8,500 framed

A Grand
                      Morning
A Grand Morning
Approaching the Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Original oil painting on canvas, 32 x 46"
Gallery wrapped canvas edges
Sorry, sold for $4,750

Now available as a limited edition on paper:
12 x 16" $95
18 1/2 x 25" $225


Days End
Day's End
Original oil painting on canvas,
16 x 12"
Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed

Stille
                    Nacht
Stille Nacht
Original oil painting on canvas
, 9 x 12"
Sorry, sold for $2,000 framed

Soft Spring
                    Light
Soft Spring Light
Original oil painting on canvas,
16 x 20"
Sorry, sold for $2,000 framed
Chris Craft
                    on Mac
Chris Craft on Mac
Original oil painting on canvas,
12 x 16"
Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed
Little
                      Stone Church
Little Stone Church
Original oil painting on canvas, 11 x 14"
Sorry, sold for $1,800 framed

Iroquois
View from the Carriage House
 at Iroquois Hotel

Original oil painting on canvas
, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2"
Sorry, sold for $1,800 framed

Carmen
Carmen
  Original oil painting on canvas, 36 x 36"
Gallery wrapped canvas edges
Sorry, sold for $1,800
Camden Cottage
Camden Cottage
Original oil painting on canvas, 18 x 24"
  Sorry, sold for $3,800 framed

Poppy Field
Poppy Field
Original oil painting on canvas
, 8 1/2 x 11 1/2"
Sorry, sold for $1,400 framed

Abstract sailing
  
Sailing
  Original oil painting on canvas, 36 x 36"
Gallery wrapped canvas edges

Sorry, sold for $1,800

Quilt Scraps
Quilt Scraps
Original oil painting on canvas, 30 x 24"
Gallery wrapped canvas edges
Sorry, sold for $800



Tears of Mother Bear
Tears of Mother Bear
Hardcover book, 28 pages, ages 12 and older
$17.95 signed by Kathleen Chaney Fritz, illustrator
No longer available through Saper Galleries


Walk the shores of Lake Michigan with grandpa and his grandchildren on their rock hunting expedition, in search of the great Petoskey stone.  Grandpa reveals the untold story of the Tears of Mother Bear.

"While browsing through childrens' picture books when visiting the Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, MI, the title and illustrations of Tears of Mother Bear immediately caught my attention. As I began to read the book I was mesmerized. Anyone who has ever spent time with family during the summer at the beach - looking for special rocks and stones on the shore - will love this book! Remember finding those stones that were great for "skipping" and those that were "keepers"? I couldn't wait to get back home to search the net for the Petoskey Stones this book introduced to me. What a wonderful tale!"   ~ A reviewer

"My 7 year old loved this story so much that she wants to canoe to the 2 islands mentioned. She looks forward to running down the sand dune and taking a personal look. When a book can inspire a child to want to see for herself, this is grand writing."      ~ Another reviewer



Prints are available of the fantastic illustrations Kathleen Chaney Fritz painted for these two books.

Gitchi Gumee
Gitchi Gumee
Hardcover book, 32 pages, ages 5 to 8
$18.95 signed by Kathleen Chaney Fritz, illustrator
No longer available through Saper Galleries

Winner of the Midwest Booksellers Children’s Picture Book of the Year Honor Book.

Kathleen's incredible illustrations immediately capture your eye and draw you into this amazing story that reads as a 400 year old legend.  When you are done sharing this story with your children or grandchildren, their favorite new words to say will be....GITCHI GUMEE !!   Prints are available of her fantastic illustrations.

Gorgeous illustrations . . . truly a book for everyone who loves the water and Great Lakes. --Detroit Free Press

Here is a children's text enhanced by illustrations that manages to be both whimsical and awesome. -- Lake Superior Magazine

The gorgeous paintings...evoke the...feeling of the story. This is truly a book for everyone who loves water. -- Detroit Free Press, May 26, 2006

While reading the book and admiring the pages, one can't help but get swept up into the story. --Bay Area Times Magazine


A 2006 Midwest Booksellers Association Children's Honor Book of the Year, Gitchi Gumee is a story of patience and respect. It is a story of a master teaching and guiding his pupil. It is a story of the 'big water' that touched Native Americans, Longfellow, and anyone who has come in contact with the magnificence of never-ending bodies of water, be it lakes, seas or oceans. Open up an elegant and powerfully written story that has been brought to life with beautiful and vibrant illustrations.


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