Artist | Stephen Redpath
Artist Story | I am a landscape artist, based in rural Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland. My watercolour paintings explore the relationship between emotion and the wild and remote places where I have been fortunate to spend much of my life, initially as an ecologist and now as an artist.
In my paintings, I strive to express how landscape affects my emotional state, and in turn how my emotional state affects how I paint the landscape. I do this in a very intuitive way. I start by spending time walking, sketching, photographing and increasingly simply opening the senses and allowing the feel of these landscapes to soak into my bones. Then I return to the studio, put the sketchbooks and photos away and take time to allow those landscapes to re-emerge as they see fit. The whole thing is thrilling.
Artwork Narrative | Redpath presents a moodier interpretation of a rugged landscape, beautifully rendered in deep blue tones. The rich hues add depth, while the flowing waters bleed into the edges of the terrain. Gentle curves of the mountain tops soften the composition, balancing its dramatic intensity.
Medium | Watercolour
Size | 56 x 76cm
Tones | Petrol Blue, Soft Grey, Rust
Emotion | Peace, Serenity, Quietness
Product Details | Original Watercolour Painting - Unframed
Collection | Figure and Form
