A hidden chapter

Painting in the quiet hours.

When the cameras stopped rolling, Gene picked up a brush. At home with Karen, he created bright bursts of watercolor, serene landscapes, portraits filled with story, little daily moments turned tender. Karen painted too, and together they built a shared body of work that lived for years only within the walls of their studio.

For most of Gene’s life, this work was private. Now, the Wilder Palette shares it with the world, and a portion of every print supports the causes Gene and Karen held dear.

One of Gene Wilder's watercolor paintings
The Wilder Palette · Series #1

Limited-edition fine art prints.

Photographer Beowulf Sheehan, whose subjects include Toni Morrison, Bono, and Yoko Ono, came to Gene and Karen’s home and photographed their paintings in a single visit. Each print in this series is a limited edition of 100.

How  $450  Works
$450 covers museum-quality production, fulfillment, and a Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed by Karen Wilder. All proceeds after costs are shared with the partner charity you choose below. Philanthropically driven, transparently priced.
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Pick a partner charity below. Every print you buy is tallied against your selection, and post-cost proceeds are distributed proportionally to each cause at quarter-end.

Proceeds from prints you buy will support the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Every print · A cause

Museum-quality prints, for a cause.

  • Paper: Museum Etching 350 gsm fine art paper (archival quality)
  • Printer: Picto NY, renowned fine art printers
  • Authentication: Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed by Karen Wilder
  • Presentation: Unframed, ships securely rolled in archival protective packaging
  • Release: Presented by PAL-MEL Productions Inc.

Every print is a philanthropic purchase. A defined portion of each sale is contributed directly to a partner charity you select above, Alzheimer’s Association or Gilda’s Club NYC, with more partner causes to come.

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Photographer Beowulf Sheehan with Gene's work
Coming Soon
A full gallery of Gene’s paintings and sketches is still growing. Dozens more works, portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and never-before-seen sketches from Gene’s personal notebooks, will appear here as we photograph and catalog them.