This acrylic painting with the title Intoxicating (50×70 cm) was commissioned by a dear friend and her husband.
I was very happy to fulfill their request, because they imagined the place of their engagement, the always beautiful Lake Hámori, in a painting. This part of Lillafüred is magical, and in autumn it shines in the most beautiful colours. The theme was given, so weeks ago I was started to paint love. As the painting was advancing and I researched more and more at the photos of that coast, I also fell in love with the landscape. We set off quickly – strictly just for the sake of further observations on the spot – and we also visited Lake Hámori, which I can surely say is really a spectacular view.
(I hope my next client, who wants to order a landscape painting, will choose a similarly beautiful location as a topic, so I can go there also as a study trip :))
But let’s get back to the painting! Not only love but also the element of earth, water, air and fire was included in it. The latter is reflected in the play of bright autumn colours. I tried to capture the simple beauty and power of the landscape. I emphasized the contrast between closeness and distance, life and passing with the palette knife technique that appears in addition to the detailed elaboration.
The theme seemed so easy at the beginning, but I was so nervy when the painting was finished that the resulting image would meet the customer’s ideas. Perhaps this is the hardest part of all, to see throught the eyes of others, to capture and project the feelings and experiences of others. However, the realization won the liking of the lovers, and not just because they still see the world through pink fog … although they will like it even more in the future, because the painting looks much better in its original colours. What is certain, and thank you again for the trust, I was able to capture an important moment for them, which is closely reminiscent over and over again of a turning point in their life together on the wall of their bedroom.
