Running High (2023)Acrylic painting by Chris Walker

Running High
This oil painting presents a dreamy, semi‑abstract landscape of the Durance sweeping past the chapel of Ste Madeleine, Mirabeau. In the foreground the river stretches across the composition. I use a paint-run technique that creates gentle drips and washes, giving the water a fluid, luminous quality. The small sun-bleached chapel sits perched on its promontory while nestled among forested hills. This is the focal point that adds warmth and a sense of human presence. Rocky cliffs rise below and behind the chapel.
The painting blends landscape and abstraction in a way that feels peaceful yet imaginative. The loose technique of drips, washes, and soft transitions gives the scene a dreamlike quality.

Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas
Style: Semi‑abstract landscape
Mood: Calm, atmospheric, reflective

Materials used:

oil paint

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 70 x 50 x 1.7cm (unframed) / 70 x 50cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

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