Description
The piece has been printed from an original water mixable oil on canvas painting. Vivid digital print on high quality archival paper. Print comes in clear plastic envelope with backing board. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Newcastleton Forest Scottish Borders is a magical woodland. I visited it for a relaxing weekend walk. The forest is lush and teeming with moss, lichen and dense knotted trees. It has a mystical atmosphere and is purported to be haunted. I added a dark background to this work as I wanted to accentuate the mystery that Newcastleton presents as you meander through it. Consequently, there is even a ‘Hanging Tree’. Also, I heard an eery laugh as I was crossing the river which could have been a fairy or a ghost. It was probably more likely a fellow hiker in the distance.
At one point, I came across lichen and moss which were some of my favourite shades of pink. I couldn’t quite believe that these existed in nature as well as in my art. Unsurprisingly, I can spend so long gazing curiously at the flora of the forest floor and wondering at the colours and patterns. I even spotted a tree that had bark that looked out at me like eyes. It was even complete with eyelashes of moss. Very strange, yet fascinating.
Biography
I am a visual artist based in Midlothian, Scotland. I create paintings of woodland landscapes and gnarled trees that I come across on my walks through nature. These woodlands are mainly in Scotland with some abroad in Europe and Canada. I make my work using water mixable oil paint on canvas to avoid extra fumes whilst I’m working at my studio in Edinburgh. In general, colour plays a very important role in these works. Warm and unusual hues of pinks, oranges and reds set off the lush green tones of the foliage around. I enjoy making drawings of animals using fine liner pens with some additions of paint. Particularly, I enjoy creating drawings of the native and plentiful wildlife in Scotland. Always, I am working to expand the selection of these animals.
