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South Africa
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Size: 10 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in
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Champagne Castle is a very special mountain in the Drakensberg. I have hiked there many times and have always found myself going back for more content. It is my home. J R Tolkien was inspired by these mountains with their creeping trees and lifelike faces to write Lord of the Rings and I was inspired by them to paint. This particular stream is one we pass on completing the three day trek and it brings a very good feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction, tasting the water is absolutely refreshing. There is a sense of mystery within all the small forests we pass and can only hope the buyer will visit this particular spot themselves. Champagne Castle, to my understanding, was named by the first men who summited this mountain in the Drakensberg. After trekking up to the peak with a bottle of champagne, they accidentally smashed it on the rocks, and felt that would be the most suitable name. I predominantly use watercolour as my medium. The pans travel easily in my back pocket, as I am always on the move in the Drakensberg. I use Winsor and Newton watercolours, as I have found they do not fade and a very smooth watercolour paper called Acquarello 100% cotton. The colours seem to soak well into this paper. I would say this artwork would fall under impressionism, due to the small brush strokes and use of light and dark, I find my paintings only come alive once I have painted the final darkest colour, which was perylene green in this particular painting and I never use black.
Original Created:2018
Subjects:Nature
Materials:Paper
Styles:ImpressionismFine ArtRealism
Mediums:WatercolorGouache
Painting:Watercolor on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:10 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:South Africa.
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"Its art that gives you a familiar sense of nostalgia no matter the subject. Its impressionistic tones blur the lines between art that challenges, the term ‘easy on the eye’ as the colours inject a dash of vivacity into each oeuvre without over powering the soft and graceful character that resonates with each stroke. Simply put, it brings a touch of refinement infused with a youthful joie de vivre to whichever room it may find itself in" Born in 1992, and brought up in a very creative household on a farm in Honeydew, Johannesburg, Emma-lee has always been gracefully exposed to the arts and the animals, and loved it. She was always given the freedom to use her mother’s studio to express herself, only her mother worked with oils and acrylics. “I never thought I was that good, painting with acrylic and oils, I liked detail and was too impatient when things wouldn’t dry fast enough, however I did enjoy sketching with charcoal and pencil, although I felt it was just as messy. My mom’s art career was inspiring, but I didn’t believe it was suited for me, so once I had graduated high school, I took a break from art and began pursuing a different dream in music, studying abroad, missing home and coming back.” Moving away from home for a while, Emma wanted to start painting again in her spare time. “Watercolour seemed to be the easiest to transport a lot without such effort, so I thought I would give it a go, and suddenly I believed I could paint.” When she was 21, Emma discovered that she was a watercolour artist. Painting what she wanted, her subjects consisted mainly of the sea and animals she loved and saw around her as a little girl, highly influenced by Beatrice Potter and old english tales and the Drakensberg Mountains. “As people enthusiastically took to my paintings, I believed I was able to truly begin a career in art, and now not only is it my livelihood, but my absolute passion.”
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