Helleland

Comments

Very dramatic. Really like the mountain rising up from the foreground.

Super texture and colours, like it a lot

The painting gives a good sense of the presence of the mountain. Interesting use of texture which complements the subject and works well.

Very effective.

This is fabulous, I love how you have done it and like the series.

Nice use of impasto (must save my kebab skewers in future).

AC Watercolours, Christine, Heather, William, Emma, Diane and Noel!! Thank you all for your generous comments, I am very grateful and if I could work out how to reply individually I would have done that :)

Absolutely stunning painting

Romila, thank you :)

Stunning work. I like the way you explain your painting and your style, including the kebab skewers, and this particular work is very impressive.

These textures are wonderful

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13/05/2021
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One of a collection of twelve impasto oil paintings celebrating the atmosphere of the Norwegian landscape and marking the artists departure from Norway after a three year residency. Helleland is an oil painting on a 60 x 60 cm cradled panel and was executed from an oil pastel sketch on a primed and underpainted surface using rollers, brushes, palette knives and kebab skewers.

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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