A lone tree stands sentinel on the ridge, over plum and ochre moorland. At the last moment I flicked blue across the open sky, and it scattered like birds taking flight, caught in a breeze. It's my first alla prima (wet on wet) oil painting on paper, and it surprised me: the mark-making is immediate and instinctual. The subject emerged as I experimented.
This work is the first in a weekly series called 55@55, celebrating my return to painting landscape every Friday.
Your painting comes carefully protected by board, ready to frame as you please.
Shipping overseas? Contact Helen for a courier quote. Or visit Skirrid Studio Gallery to see it in person and buy with no shipping costs.
The Temple Oak is an original oil painting by Helen Arthur, a landscape artist working on the Welsh border at Skirrid Studio in the Olchon Valley, Herefordshire.
A lone tree stands sentinel on the ridge, over plum and ochre moorland. At the last moment I flicked blue across the open sky, and it scattered like birds taking flight, caught in a breeze. It's my first alla prima (wet on wet) oil painting on paper, and it surprised me: the mark-making is immediate and instinctual. The subject emerged as I experimented.
This work is the first in a weekly series called 55@55, celebrating my return to painting landscape every Friday.
Your painting comes carefully protected by board, ready to frame as you please.
Shipping overseas? Contact Helen for a courier quote. Or visit Skirrid Studio Gallery to see it in person and buy with no shipping costs.
The Temple Oak is an original oil painting by Helen Arthur, a landscape artist working on the Welsh border at Skirrid Studio in the Olchon Valley, Herefordshire.