Original artwork description:

This picture is one of a series of pieces made during a recent trip with my wife to Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan. We stayed at our favourite Lea Lea Hotel and had an amazing lake view balcony to enjoy the beautiful lake and work “en plein air” from.
During the trip I used a variety of materials including Oil Pastels on black paper, Acrylic Paint and a mixture of Acrylic and Ink to try and capture the different views and feelings of the lake. This lake is a very beautiful emerald/jade green colour and is surrounded by mountains with many great trails to enjoy. This stunning scenery always looks amazing and the views actually change all throughout the day and night.
I love the way the water and reflections were changing all the time with different activities on the water and weather. I drew and painted at all different times of the day to try to experience and capture the different atmospheres and feeling.
This Oil Pastel on black paper piece is one of series of early evening to night-time pieces that I did to try to capture the beautiful dancing lights reflected across the lake. I was looking forward to coming here mostly to draw these night-time scenes as I had done a few years earlier when I drew a Pagoda’s lights reflected on the lake at night. In this picture I could see lights from the main town of Sway-Sur reflected across the lake towards me into the darkness. It was a fun challenge to try to capture these ever changing moving lights.
I like to use Oil Pastels because they allow me to apply immediate colours and I can work quickly and freely.
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Materials used:

Oil Pastel on Black Paper

Tags:

#nantou #sun moon lake #oil pastel on black paper #waves #natural beauty #asia #reflections on water #mountains hills and trees #beautiful landscapes #evening lights #taiwan #en plein air impressionist drawing #2018 #expressive and gestural drawing #tropical island paradise #mysterious scene #man made beauty #liverpool artist #skateboarder art