Original artwork description:

Evening skies just before nightfall, seen at the bottom of the artist's garden in Burgundy._

The artwork depicts a nocturnal landscape dominated by a cluster of dark, silhouetted trees against a deep blue sky. The trees are rendered with a textured, almost scratchy application of charcoal, suggesting a sense of roughness and age. The sky is a gradient of blues, deepening towards the top, while the fading light sets towards the horizon beyond the trees. The darkness of the trees contrasts with the vastness of the night sky. There is a suggestion of depth, with the trees appearing to recede into the middle ground, although the lack of precise detail keeps the scene ambiguous and dreamlike.

The overall feeling is one of introspective peacefulness and the awe-inspiring beauty of nature's quiet grandeur.

Acrylic paint and charcoal on 400g textured paper.

Sent rolled in a tube, with glassine protective sheet.

Materials used:

acrylic paint, charcoal

Tags: