Hi Anita,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry and for the additional photos. This is the work of Steven Louis Ball (California, 20th/21ast Century), a wildlife and nature-artist whose work focuses on birds, fish and natural landscapes. His style is not purely documentary: his aim is to evoke mood and story, not just depict. He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena (formal training in Design & Illustration) and before that at Pacific Union College in Napa.

Since around 1973, he has lived in Springville, California (his home & studio) and has been painting landscapes, wildlife (birds, fish) and producing art in mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor and print/etchings.

This is a print and - based on the retail and auction sales of works of similar size and composition, this is worth between $25 and $35.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

Steven Louis Ball (American, 20th/21st Century)
"Humming"
screen print in colors
#63 from an edition of $250
unframed, signed, titled and numbered in graphite
6" H x 8 inches wide
CONDITION: This appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$ 25-35*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia