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- Beneath the River Red Gum
Beneath the River Red Gum (2026) Original Oil Painting by Christopher Vidal
35 x 70 x 0.4cm (unframed) / 35 x 70cm (actual image size)
£1,053.66
Original artwork description
Medium: Oil paint on Aluminum Composite Material
Framing: This painting is not framed
Materials Used
• Professional artist grade Oil paints on aluminium panel ACM
• A certificate of Authenticity is given with this painting.
• This painting is Varnished for protection
Technique: Brush, and palette knife
Description:
The final rays of the setting sun illuminate an ancient river red gum standing proudly before the rugged walls of South Australia's Flinders Ranges. Warm evening light washes across the mountains and plains while long shadows stretch over the grasses, marking the close of another day in one of Australia's oldest landscapes.
At first glance, the scene celebrates the timeless beauty of the Australian bush. Yet a closer look reveals a fallen kangaroo in the foreground—a quiet reminder that, alongside beauty, exists the perpetual cycle of life, death and renewal. The ancient gum tree stands as a silent witness to countless seasons, droughts, storms and generations of wildlife that have lived beneath its branches.
Painted in oils, this work explores the contrast between fleeting moments of light and the enduring resilience of the Australian landscape.
Materials used:
Artist oil paint on ACM
Details:
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 35 x 70 x 0.4cm (unframed) / 35 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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Original artwork description
Medium: Oil paint on Aluminum Composite Material
Framing: This painting is not framed
Materials Used
• Professional artist grade Oil paints on aluminium panel ACM
• A certificate of Authenticity is given with this painting.
• This painting is Varnished for protection
Technique: Brush, and palette knife
Description:
The final rays of the setting sun illuminate an ancient river red gum standing proudly before the rugged walls of South Australia's Flinders Ranges. Warm evening light washes across the mountains and plains while long shadows stretch over the grasses, marking the close of another day in one of Australia's oldest landscapes.
At first glance, the scene celebrates the timeless beauty of the Australian bush. Yet a closer look reveals a fallen kangaroo in the foreground—a quiet reminder that, alongside beauty, exists the perpetual cycle of life, death and renewal. The ancient gum tree stands as a silent witness to countless seasons, droughts, storms and generations of wildlife that have lived beneath its branches.
Painted in oils, this work explores the contrast between fleeting moments of light and the enduring resilience of the Australian landscape.
Materials used:
Artist oil paint on ACM
Details:
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 35 x 70 x 0.4cm (unframed) / 35 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky





