Winter in Polaroid

This work was created following many field visits and repeated drawing and painting of winter days in rural Devon UK. Working from landscape sketches made throughout the changing seasons, creating a Polaroid take on views to create a visual dialogue. It is so very important to keep in touch with nature and the cycle of the year, becoming detached from such changes is perilous.

This series of works using a specific format is a comment on the snapping selfie digital work in which we now live. The changes are recorded and yet not observed merely bagged or banked, in a been there done that way.

Acrylic on paper

Original artwork mounted. Original size: 420mm x 520mm

Produced July 2022

Signed on reverse

Mount and back board

Broad sweeping strokes dominate the composition, suggesting a feeling of grandeur. The masterful use of light blues and muted pinks creates an ethereal atmosphere, while contrasting dark lines disrupt the forms, providing tension. Subtle layering of hues conveys a serene landscape caught in a moment of transformation, likely influenced by the techniques of abstract expressionism. The gentle blend of colors and the organic, flowing shapes bring to mind the works of Turner, though refreshed with a contemporary vision. As you immerse yourself in the detailed textures and color transitions, a calmness emerges that gently shifts as new elements of the work reveal themselves. What kind of emotional experience does this evolving landscape inspire within you?