Description

Pendle Breeze fine art painting created and inspired by the beautiful majestic Pendle Hill in Lancashire

This fine art painting is inspired by a local landmark in the Ribble Valley. The fine lines and marks that I have created in this painting depict the grasses that sway in the breeze on the top of Pendle Hill. When I take my sketchbooks on walks along this landscape, I am inspired to paint the green and purple colours that I see. In the sunlight, hints of gold glisten from the grasses; I represent this by using gold leaf.

During this fine art painting process, I used a variety of steps to achieve the results I wanted in this particular painting. I used soft wax to create a base to start painting from; I softened the wax, then added oil paints. During this process, I also added acrylic paints and finishing oils, to give a sheen. I repeated this process by layering up the different mediums, then I scraped back some of the layers to reveal the colours underneath. I experimented with different tools to engrave marks, which I then cured using a heating process. When I was content with the colour palette, I finished off this beautiful fine art painting with a touch of  gold leaf. The painting surface was then sealed with a refined varnish to preserve the surface and protect it for years to come.