TORREN LOCHAN, GLENCOE Painting

Dimensions: 12 x 16 inch 30.5 cm x 40.7 cm oil on canvas 280g, Acid-free, 100% unbleached cotton pre-primed. Hand-signed at the bottom right corner and at the back of the painting. Gloss Varnished I was inspired by its magnificent mountain lake Torren Lochen in Glencoe and I wanted to bring this spectacular landscape using detailed brush strokes and bright colours. Painting cliffs and mountains is one of my obsessions recently; combining them with the beauty of the lake brought a different kind of meaning to me. I was thinking about an old Zen saying about seeing the moon's reflection in a pond. If the surface of the pond is agitated and full of ripples, the moon's reflection won't look anything like the moon. That agitation, those ripples, are your constant thoughts and feelings, which disturb your ability to perceive the truth. While mountains and cliffs represent stability and silence (they don't have any natural predators), the lakes carry with them the transition of life and resurrection. Taking into consideration its reflecting power, it symbolises a mirror for self-contemplation as well as a chance for revelation. This painting is about the reflection of your thoughts, it is about finding happiness and peace within yourself. It is about finding who you are in the serenity of your mind. I use the highest-grade archival materials in creating this artwork to ensure that this painting is ready to withstand the ages. All of my Originals come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The painting surface is protected with a coat of Gamvar varnish. The painting is unframed, it is wired in the back on the stretcher bars and ready to hang.