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WINTOUR’S LEAP II, RIVER WYE

Gesso and acrylic on 300lb cotton paper.

56cm x 76cm

This painting was inspired from a circular walk from Chepstow to Lancault, along the banks of the river Wye.  It is in a group of four paintings.  This is the second version from Wintour’s Leap.  

In this composition I was interested in emphasising the feeling of the river carving the interlocking shapes of the cliffs and hills.    To capture this enhanced sense of interlocking shapes I felt it was necessary to work from memory rather than looking at sketches or the first painting.

I started the painting using my fingers dipped in gesso to physically build up and carve the land and flowing river.