As Far as the Eye can See IV Painting

I'm drawn to painting aerial views and panoramic vistas. Observing the world from above, feeling connecting to space and the aerial is a joy. In this piece, we are standing on top of a hill and we discover the world before us. Like when we are in a dark room, our eye needs to get accustomed to what’s before us. Here, it’s to take in the vastness, the openness. And it’s to get attuned to the dynamic spectacle. The filtered light is falling upon the green fields and bare uplands. Our eye is attracted to lighter colours in the distance and we realise we are looking at the sea, sparkling in the evening light. Then we start noticing darker shapes, are these islands or shadows? Is our mind playing tricks and deceiving us or are we seeing something real and diffuse? Where the horizon touches the sky is an area tantalizing and elusive. The brushstrokes suggest a hide and seek game that pushes the horizon further and further back as if reaching out to infinity and disappearing into the ether. This 20″ x 20″ X 1.75″ oil on deep edged canvas is ready to hang. The edges, painted white, are 1.75" deep so framing is not required. All my paintings are varnished to add a protective coat against dust. Only the highest quality archival fine art grade oil paints are used on the surface gessoed and prepared by myself. Packing: all work is packed professionally using protective compressed foam boards 2 cm deep so that your painting arrives safely.