Original artwork description:

“Borrowdale Valley 3” is an acrylic painting on 300gms canvas paper. It is 30cms wide and 40cms in height. It is presented/shipped in a white card window mount (see pictures) 50x40cms at a cost £250, not including postage. The mounted painting is shipped in a reinforced card wallet.
The painting can also be purchased in a white glazed frame 43x53cms (see pictures) at a cost of £275 + postage. Postage for the framed / glazed picture in the U.K. is £20, to Europe £45 to U.S.A. £85.
The painting has been made from drawings made on location in Cumbria U.K. The original drawings were made in September 2018. The painting is part of a series of four artworks relating to the Borrowdale Valley. The location is a few miles south of Keswick and Derwentwater. Borrowdale splits into 3 valleys, Watendlath, Stonethwaite and Seathwaite, each with it’s own distinctive character. The valleys are surrounded by rugged crags, rolling fells, old mine workings and wooded areas with clean rivers.
This painting takes its inspiration from the main valley some 4 miles from Keswick, past the impressive Lodore Falls . From here the valley narrows into the spectacular "Jaws of Borrowdale" with road and paths squeezed into a gorge. With dramatic suddenness the scene changes to one of rich pastures bordered by dry stone walls spread across the flat valley floor. The wide panorama of mountains surrounding the head of Borrowdale are revealed in all their majesty. The Borrowdale valley, I think, is one of the most idyllic places on earth, whether you’re a painter, a photographer, a writer or a walker. As a painter the drama of the landscape is all captivating. Raw, honest and as nature intended. The light and shadows are bold and distinctive in the making of the work. The drawings were made purposefully quick, and the energy of brushstroke tries to capture the dynamics of the location. This isn’t a literal painting. It exists as a painting in its own right. Gestural and expressive, hopefully capturing a memory of a time and place I frequently visit. There are clear references to Fauvism, Expressionism and the 1940’s Cobra art movement. There are also links to the works of Barbara Rae, Gillian Ayres, Howard Hodgkin and John Hoyland.

Materials used:

Acrylic paint on 300gms canvas paper

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