My first painting of 2021 inspired by Duncan Rostron (@gravellyshores) who captured a wonderful moment in Little Langdale.
I totally fell in love with the colours of his photo, and I was also impressed by its fresh greens, the warm yellows and by the reflections of the hills… and yes, I know that I have a little fetish or worship for reflections, but honestly these are photos taken by Mother Nature of her own beauty. And that self-confidence can only be loved, right?
For this painting I chose a 30×30 cm canvas, because I wanted to strengthen the calmness and harmony radiated by the landscape with the symmetry of the square shape. I started with impasto technique, so I applied the paint thickly to the canvas (you can see it at the clouds). At that time, I was still convinced that I was going to paint an abstract artwork … because I couldn’t lie to myself, I ended up working out the small details using several thinner layers of paint. I hope you don’t mind!?
