Southampton Hillier Gardens late summer
by Martin Davey
Title
Southampton Hillier Gardens late summer
Artist
Martin Davey
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This oil painting of one of the beautiful landscaped gardens in the county of Hampshire, at Hillier Gardens, near to Romsey and Southampton, in the UK. The garden was set up in 1953 by Sir Harold Hillier and now covers 180 acres. The collection covers a diverse collection of hardy trees and shrubs from around the world. This oil painting illustrates the main lake in the center of the gardens, during late summer. The large amount of trees makes the landscape seem quite dark, but the bright reflection in the water helps to balance out the tones within the painting. A woman standing on the small, wooden bridge, adds a focus point within the composition. I had painted a similar view a few months before using acrylics rather than oil paint.
Painted in 2012 on a 16" x 20" canvas.
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May 21st, 2013
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Comments (24)
Belinda Low
Martin! I always marvel at the exquisiteness of your strokes--The attention to details makes every piece so wonderful and beautiful! I love your work! f/v
Vicki Lea Eggen
You know I always love to peruse your galleries! Love your work! Really like this one... Thank you for your recent comments- very much appreciated!
AnnaJo Vahle
Wonderful sense of atmosphere. Fabulous composition. Lovely subject. Beautifully painted. f/v
Talya Johnson
Congratulations on being featured in Painterly Fine Art Group! You are invited to post this wonderful painting in the June Features discussion.