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France
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 23.6 W x 23.6 H x 0.8 D in
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Fort Royer is one of the smallest oyster ports on the île d’Oléron, situated in the Atlantic off the west coast of France. Here the flat-bottomed boats called “chalands” take off to tend to the oyster beds that lie in the sea channel that runs between the island and the continent. But as some oyster farmers retire and hang up their waders for good, so too are the boats that served them, definitively moored up on narrow tidal channels, next to shabby wooden cabins. What remains are pockets of history in a hauntingly beautiful landscape. This island never ceases to inspire me in all seasons and all weathers. It has managed to keep an authenticity so often lost when a place becomes popular with tourists. There is a peacefulness that remains in so many corners of the island that allow one to just sit and reflect. In a world so often fraught and busy, it is wondrous to paint such tranquility, which I hope to transport to the viewer. This work has been made using several underpainting layers in acrylic. Then using glazes and mediums the work has been progressed, layer after layer, to allow a depth and richness of colour. I am a fan of the colour turquoise and if like me, you are too, then this painting will bring you all the turquoise you need in your life along with a wonderful feeling of serenity.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:23.6 W x 23.6 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Amanda Rackowe is an British-born artist, based in the Dordogne, France.. Born in 1964 in Oxfordshire, Amanda demonstrated a strong enthusiasm for drawing and painting as a child, winning several school and college art competitions, in which her unusual choice of subject matter often caused controversy between judges and the public alike. She pursued a career in theatre lighting and later in architectural lighting design. Throughout these years she continued to paint. Drawing inspiration from her career her take on her work is to ‘paint with light’; a concept that has become one of the influential factors in her painting. At a young age, Amanda had fallen upon the painting ‘Christina’s World’ by American artist, Andrew Wyeth - an early discovery that brought about an appreciation for sparse and open landscapes. The combination of these influential elements can be found in her work; appearing in her portrayal of the french landscapes she discovers on her travels and near her home, inspired by the light and expansive skies of particularly the Dordogne and Auvergne regions and the île d'Oléron. A nearby grain silo became a reoccurring element and subject of many of her paintings for over a decade, which enabled her to explore the effects of the changing light and seasons on the landscapes and skies surrounding it. In many of her stark landscapes, she poses reminders of a human presence; perhaps a lone figure, or a vehicle with illuminated headlamps standing in direct contrast to the natural light. The echoes of Man are never far away in her work; distant horizons punctuated by material elements, such as electricity pylons and wind generators, silos and telegraph poles. The diminishing perspective of the roads in the artist's works interpret a sense of constant continuation… often carrying a slight disquiet, reflecting our uncertainty as to where a road may lead us; a comment on our lives, an unfinished story with no defined ending. The roads of the Aquitaine landscape subsequently led to other places; into the city of Bordeaux, where the brutalist architecture, modernist bridges and Corbusier influenced buildings gave her the aspiration to find a new way to depict the scenes before her, many of which are often unconsidered in the blinkered vision of daily life. Here, the theme of isolation concurs within the crowded life of the city, hinted at amongst the concrete structures and hidden lives.
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