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About the artwork

The scenery in this body of oil paintings takes you a century back in time to a period when some painters wanted to experience a deeper connection with nature. However, instead of illustrating such connection, these artworks are depictions of the fleeting moments that passed when I took the photographs which the paintings are based on.

The scenery is only experienced in retrospect through the painting process.

Colours and shapes have been picked from the observation, as the details gradually transform into intuitive painting. The painter is far away, but the experience is tangible.