The art of travel
This time of year lots of us will be referring to maps and making plans for some time away. to explore new places. have an adventure or to just rest a little. See below a selection of work that captures something of the spirit of the time. bathers, road trips, ornamental gardens, the sea side, meditative sunsets, maps and mountain tops.
Heaven and Earth by Emily Spicer
Original painting in watercolour and collage on an antique map of Canada
Fighting Humming Birds by Daisy Clarke
Original painting in oil on canvas
Flower headband II. by Edina Gulyas
Original mixed media painting in oil and acrylic on canvas.
English Garden #34 by Carlos San Millan
Original painting in oil on wood panel
Summer by Sophie Baker
Original painting in oil on canvas.
"In the Swedish summer at 4 pm the light starts to turn pink - it's such a dreamlike moment - three girls sunbathe half waking half sleeping as the light starts to shift."
Sun by Glib Franko
Original painting in oil on canvas
Fascinated by your words by Sonja de Graaf
Original drawing in watercolour, graphite and ink on paper
Diver No. 2 by Brigitte Yoshiko Pruchnow
Original painting in acrylic on canvas
Resting Place by Scott Whiteman
Original painting in oil on canvas
"In the lee of the cliff there is one asleep. This place is far away, and rarely seen."
Himalaya Foothills, 2012 by Tamsin Green
Limited edition black and white fine art photography print on 308gsm Hahnemuhle photo rag paper
It's a Large, Very Large Garden by Grace Green
Original painting in acrylic on wood panel.
Swimming Pool by Thomas Cameron
Original painting in oil on board
Brighton Mermaid by Paris Foot
Original painting in oil on canvas
"If only they had been looking they would have seen her. She comes and goes you see, the Brighton mermaid, but that particular day she stayed for a while to watch the waves crashing to the shore."
Shine Out (Humber Estuary) by Stephen Todd
Original painting in mixed media on paper.
Upon Mountains by Ed Saye
Original painting in oil on gesso panel
"This piece is from an ongoing series of paintings that explore themes of longing, nostalgia and the sublime. They are painted from postcards and photos of happy people and happy places with the aim of reinventing the image as an ambiguous, psychological space."
Reflections on Low Water, VII. Large by Birgitte Lykke Madsen
Original painting in oil on canvas
"bright and warm painting, people connected through their reflections."
Alley by Glib Franko
Original painting in oil on canvas
On The Road by Nele Ouwens
Original painting in oil on canvas
I Demand a Better Future by Paul Smith
Original painting in oil on canvas
"Night falls on the Californian dream home. Light turns to shadow, figures fade and nature reclaims."
Drifting by Julia Blackshaw
Original painting in acrylic on canvas paper
