Original artwork description:

I have done a new series this year from a photo shoot in a natural swimming pool. The tones in the water were absolutely beautiful and had a wonderful romantic feel to them. It was quite a different process painting the green water, the light refracts differently to the clear water of a standard swimming pool. It was a thoroughly enjoyable process and I plan to do another natural swimming shoot this year! My process starts with taking the photographs I work from, I like to experiment with angles and light in the photographing. Every inch of the canvas has multiple layers on to build up the feeling of light, water and body, every layer focusing in on more detail until there is a balance of tight detail and watery fluidity. Every summer I do a number of photo shoots and then spend the rest of the year exploring them from different angles. I really love the way the black frame adds depth and anchors the image. Pls note there will be VAT duty for the EU.

Materials used:

Oil on Canvas

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