Original artwork description:

“Melkinthorpe Pond 1” is an acrylic on canvas painting 100cmsWx70cmsHx3cmsD. The painting is inspired by a lily pond in Melkinthorpe, a small hamlet in North Cumbria U.K. The photographs I used to make the drawings and painting were taken quickly on a damp, drizzly autumn afternoon in 2019. The pond is surrounded by shrubbery which frames the water lily pond. The lilies have almost finished flowering leaving clusters of leaf floating on the water’s surface. I’m intrigued by the gentle movement of light over the rippling rain dropped waters. It is the abstract visual qualities of colour, light and movement that give me inspiration and liberty in altering, for instance, colour and form in ways that are conspicuous and can be said to be partially abstract. I continue to take inspiration from colourists such as Gillian Ayres, John Hoyland and Barbara Rae and I continue to reference the Impressionists and Fauvists. The painting is shipped in a robust custom made cardboard crate (same as those used to transport large screens). The painting is bubble wrapped to protect the canvas. Further wrapping is made with corrugated card. A wooden frame is placed inside the cardboard crate to preserve the structural strength of the packaging. Each painting is insured to its sale value. Shipping costs within the U.K. take into consideration weight and insurance. U.K. shipping costs for this artwork are £75

Materials used:

Acrylic on canvas

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