The Tangled Wood Painting

In creating this piece on a circular canvas, I worked in layers and textures to evoke the serenity of a tangled yet peaceful forest place, a place where nature's chaos meets a distant light through trees. Blending elements of impressionism with expressive mark making results in a textured painting and a calming scene that invites the viewer to experience nature's introspective tranquillity. The soft greens touched with gold and delicate expression of light weave a tapestry of serenity and freshness that will infuse any space with the peaceful energy of a sylvan dream. An original artwork, one of a kind, this painting has been created with high quality acrylic paints on a circular canvas. I begin with observation of the place making notes and taking photographs to work from in the studio. From these beginnings I work intuitively, painting some base layers with a brush and then impasto techniques layer on layer applied with a palette knife. Harnessing optical mixing techniques employed by the impressionists and some of the methods of the old masters such as scumbling and glazing. I continue working until the painting reaches a natural conclusion. The result is a contemporary painting, which lies somewhere between abstraction and realism. The painting continues round the sides and is signed on the side; a frame is not needed and it is ready to hang. For display purposes "The Tangled Wood" has been photographed on a white background.