Lot: 17
Artist: Clare Winchester
Title: Beyond Wye Valley
Medium: oil on board
Framed size: 77cm x 60cm
Price range of artists similar works: £500 - £800
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About the artist:
Born in rural Sussex in 1960 Clare grew up in the deep countryside, and
the wild beauty of nature has been her inspiration ever since. Her work
leans towards the abstract. Typically she uses mixed media and a rich,
yet subtle, palette of colours to create pieces which vividly convey a
‘sense of place’ The work is contemporary, atmospheric and evocative.
It immediately draws the viewer in with its emotional appeal and
movement that invites exploration. With the wide use of a variety of
techniques, drawn from long experience as a printmaker and painter,
Clare builds up layers of colour and texture by using oils on waxed
board. Clare’s latest work marks a new and exciting shift away from
abstraction towards a more representative yet loose contemporary style.
The paintings capture the powerful elemental forces at work in the
rugged coastal scenery of Devon and Cornwall, or conjure up the
shimmering heat and rich earthy tones of southern France or Tuscany.
She has moved forward creatively to find a new and unique voice which
describes the wild landscapes she sees in exhilarating, stimulating works
of art.