Where I Was Unafraid – Original Desert-Inspired Abstract Collector Painting by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
Where I Was Unafraid is an original abstract acrylic painting created after traveling through the red deserts and canyons of Utah. The vast sky, layered stone, and immense quiet offered a rare sense of clarity. In that landscape, fear briefly loosened its hold.
I wanted to capture not only the physical landscape, but the emotional shift that occurred within me. My thoughts slowed. My body softened. What remained was presence, openness, and the feeling of being fully awake inside myself again.
Warm earth tones, shifting shadows, and intuitive brushwork evoke sunlit canyon walls and the quiet movement of desert air. The painting became a meditation on resilience, healing, and the places that return us to ourselves.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: Where I Was Unafraid
Year Created: 2024
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Artwork Size: 16 W × 20 H × 1.5 D in
Style: Abstract / Contemporary Abstract
Subject: Emotional landscape, desert, resilience
Series: —
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Not included
Original Collector Artwork
This is a singular, one-of-a-kind artwork created by Erin McGrath Rieke. The original painting will never be reproduced at its full 16 × 20-inch dimensions.
A signed certificate of authenticity documenting the title, year, medium, dimensions, and original status of the work is included with the purchase.
Additional Information
The desert functions here as both landscape and metaphor. It is vast yet intimate, severe yet calming, apparently empty yet completely alive.
The painting’s layered surface reflects my interest in memory, place, and the quiet coexistence of vulnerability and strength. It invites viewers to bring their own histories to the open space within the work.
Collector Price
$1,400 with shipping included
The price reflects the painting’s one-of-a-kind collector status, layered acrylic surface, emotional narrative, and connection to the Utah desert landscape.
Shipping and Local Pickup
The listed price includes professional protective packing, handling, insurance, and standard ground delivery from St. Louis to one address within the contiguous United States.
Expedited transportation or unusual delivery requirements may require an additional charge arranged with the collector before shipment.
Complimentary local pickup is available in the St. Louis area by prior arrangement. Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and international destinations must be arranged and quoted separately.
Fine-Art Prints
Open-edition archival prints of Where I Was Unafraid may be offered separately in dimensions smaller than the original painting. Prints are reproductions and do not include the original artwork’s certificate of authenticity.
Where I Was Unafraid – Original Desert-Inspired Abstract Collector Painting by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
Where I Was Unafraid is an original abstract acrylic painting created after traveling through the red deserts and canyons of Utah. The vast sky, layered stone, and immense quiet offered a rare sense of clarity. In that landscape, fear briefly loosened its hold.
I wanted to capture not only the physical landscape, but the emotional shift that occurred within me. My thoughts slowed. My body softened. What remained was presence, openness, and the feeling of being fully awake inside myself again.
Warm earth tones, shifting shadows, and intuitive brushwork evoke sunlit canyon walls and the quiet movement of desert air. The painting became a meditation on resilience, healing, and the places that return us to ourselves.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: Where I Was Unafraid
Year Created: 2024
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Artwork Size: 16 W × 20 H × 1.5 D in
Style: Abstract / Contemporary Abstract
Subject: Emotional landscape, desert, resilience
Series: —
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Not included
Original Collector Artwork
This is a singular, one-of-a-kind artwork created by Erin McGrath Rieke. The original painting will never be reproduced at its full 16 × 20-inch dimensions.
A signed certificate of authenticity documenting the title, year, medium, dimensions, and original status of the work is included with the purchase.
Additional Information
The desert functions here as both landscape and metaphor. It is vast yet intimate, severe yet calming, apparently empty yet completely alive.
The painting’s layered surface reflects my interest in memory, place, and the quiet coexistence of vulnerability and strength. It invites viewers to bring their own histories to the open space within the work.
Collector Price
$1,400 with shipping included
The price reflects the painting’s one-of-a-kind collector status, layered acrylic surface, emotional narrative, and connection to the Utah desert landscape.
Shipping and Local Pickup
The listed price includes professional protective packing, handling, insurance, and standard ground delivery from St. Louis to one address within the contiguous United States.
Expedited transportation or unusual delivery requirements may require an additional charge arranged with the collector before shipment.
Complimentary local pickup is available in the St. Louis area by prior arrangement. Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and international destinations must be arranged and quoted separately.
Fine-Art Prints
Open-edition archival prints of Where I Was Unafraid may be offered separately in dimensions smaller than the original painting. Prints are reproductions and do not include the original artwork’s certificate of authenticity.
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