new painting available - the silent hour

8 December 2015

Central Otago, where we have our home, can be so very dry. As soon as summer sets in, the greens disappear quickly from the landscape. The fields and hills turn golden, yellow, orange, red. And when the wind blows, which is often does, the air fills with dust. These hot colours are a wonderful contrast to the blues of the lakes and rivers, sometimes seen as only a sliver of cool relief in the distance. I'm sure you've noticed in my abstracts a continuous search to capture this.

"The Silent Hour"

Mixed media on canvas - acrylics, collage, inks and pencil
Canvas Size : 50cm x 50cm x 4cm (deep)

Sides painted red gold

Initialled on the front, signed and dated on the back

Ready to hang, no framing necessary

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Detail of "The Silent Hour" - mixed media abstract painting

Detail of "The Silent Hour" - collaged vintage papers and touches of silver ink

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