Artwork description:

An organic abstract impressionist Scottish island landscape, created from distressed industrial concrete wall and graffiti reminiscent of tribal rock art, in muted red ochre colours.
St Kilda is an isolated group of small rocky steep cliff faced islands about 40 miles north west of the highlands of Scotland, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Evacuated in 1930 after being continuously inhabited for over 2000 years.
This semi impressionist abstract view shows the approach by sea to these remote islands with their steep cliffs, and passing stormy clouds reflected in the sea.

This is part of my Bunker series, created from photographing details of WW2 defence concrete bunkers and gun emplacements from around Britains coast.
These abstract landscapes are created naturally over time from the weathering and aging of the concrete and rust from bolts and nails embedded in the walls.

In this series I have tried to show that even simple, neglected, often over looked, mundane and in this case ugly and terrible places have beauty hidden within them.
These photos have not been manipulated in any way, apart from light photo editing (cropping and exposure adjustment) and as such can be seen in situ around Britains coastline.

Professionally printed on Hahnemühle archival quality paper using the latest archival quality inks.
Image size 24" x 24" paper size 26" x 26"

Materials used:

Archival ink on paper

Tags:

#organic abstract #scottish landscape #atmospheric landscapes #textural #modern contemporary #concrete wall #st kilda #red ochre #impressionistic views #rock art #urban graffiti #dramatic seascapes #abstract impressionist photography #macro photogrph #distressed industrial