Solastranden Beach Houses, Norway

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The dramatic, flat sky sets this off wonderfully.

A super painting with a masterly use of an oblong canvas. That sky makes everything so dramatic.

Thank you Tony and Heather, your comments mean a lot. The skies in these panoramic paintings are so simple that they almost accidentally create a dramatic effect... I look forward to sharing more work with you soon :)

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16/05/2021
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This piece is one of a collection of Norwegian Landscape panoramic paintings . The surface used in the series is Fabriano or Arches HP paper and the image comprises a solid and dramatic gouache sky with the landscape middle and foreground executed in Rotring waterproof ink and traditional transparent watercolour, wet into wet.

About the Artist
John O’Neill

Born in Belfast in 1966 and a lifelong painter. A resident of Stavanger Norway between 2018 and 2021 with a UK base near Reading England and in Aberdeen, Scotland. Most recent work is Scottish landscape, urban scenes and contemporary Norwegian landscape, often working in oils or gouache, line &…

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