DREAMING NO 9 (2025) Original Oil Painting by Clare Schouten

I see nature and the landscape as both a profound mirror of my inner emotions and a vast space for introspection-much like how a walk through wild terrain clears the mind and invites reflection on life’s deeper currents. In these abstract landscapes , I employ the natural world metaphorically to channel personal experiences, transforming it into an outlet for exploring my emotional landscape rather than literal scenes.

What lingers from our time in nature isn’t always the precise details-the shape of a tree or contour of a hill-but the visceral emotional responses they evoke: a surge of calm, a flicker of melancholy, or sudden clarity. I delve into my “ memory bank”, a treasure trove of fragmented recollections from places I’ve wandered, not to recreate them faithfully, but to capture how they made me feel in those moments. These paintings emerge as layered amalgamations -not tied to single locations, but weaving together the essence of countless visits into fluid, emotional reflections that resonate universally,

Materials used:

Acrylic and Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 100 x 2cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative