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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Wood
- Other details : Artwork on wood. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 23.6x29.5in
About this artwork
This painting on gessoed board, framed with a champagne coloured moulding and a wide off-white slip, depicts the picturesque Capertee Valley near Lithgow NSW, the widest enclosed valley in the world. The huge sandstone cliffs glow red, orange and yellow in the early morning and late afternoon light. Like their neighbours, the famous Blue Mountains, the cliffs are often shrouded in an atmospheric haze of evaporating eucalyptus oil. The Valley is a…
popular spot for artists and bird watchers.
John Rice
Australia
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
« I paint for my own enjoyment of capturing a particularly brief period of light on the landscape but also to communicate that feeling and impression to others. »
John Rice is an award-winning artist based in Australia whose paintings have been widely exhibited nationally. In addition, his art has been featured in publications such as Australian Artist Magazine. Rice's artistic practice is permeated by the observance and the capturing of light and its effect on the landscape. His impressionistic pieces are exclusively created with oils on canvas.