View of Mt Bogong from Tower Hill after the rain

Title: View of Mt Bogong from Tower Hill after the rain
Medium: Oil on unstretched linen
Size: 30 X 40 inches (76 x 101 cm)
Framing: Once stretched it can be hung on the wall without a frame as it is painted on the sides.

Materials Used
• Professional artist-grade oil paints on linen
• A certificate of Authenticity is given with this painting.
• This painting is Varnished for protection

Inspiration
A painting inspired by my latest trip to the Alpine region in Victoria. I visited this place at two different times of the day where I completed plein air sketched and took numerous photos which inspired this studio painting. On the evening I was there it was just after an afternoon summer storm and the humidity in the air combined with the gentle breeze and beautiful light at sunset, were the ingredients that motivated this work. In this studio painting I decided to exclude the township of Bright however include a lonely house on the left-hand side illuminated by the gentle light. The atmosphere was changing every second and hence I just recorded a fraction of a second when the light illuminated the evaporating water on the distant mountains. However, I also wanted to depict the effect of industrialization and logging on the landscape by including an almost bare mountain in the shadows on the left-hand side of the painting

PRODUCT GUARANTEE
These paintings are handcrafted and individually made and not mass-produced.
Paintings are photographed in a professional studio setup to retain the fidelity of colour to the original painting. However slight variations might occur due to lighting, digital photography and monitor settings.
Copyright Christopher Vidal (2019)
The artist has a copyright on this original painting so it may not be copied in any way.
This original artwork can be resold by the buyer

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Christopher Vidal is an artist based in Australia whose paintings have been featured in exhibitions nationally. Identifying as a contemporary realist, both his distinctive landscapes and still-life paintings are recognizable representations of reality. Through his works, Vidal hopes that the viewer will share the experience with him, establishing a connection not only with the subject but also with mother nature.

A Maltese-born migrant located in Sydney, his interest in arts started in early childhood. He attended the School of Arts at Palazzo de La Salle in Malta, for 3 years in the mid-1980s. After finishing his academic studies, for 25 years, Chris worked as a scientist in various laboratories and as a medical researcher in Malta and Australia. After a lifelong career in science, he is now a full-time professional artist.

Chris enjoys painting various subjects using various media, however, he is more focused on painting landscapes in oils or acrylics. He finds that when painting the landscape he connects to his innate love for science, environment and arts.

Through landscape painting, he feels himself connected to nature. His skill is continuously developing and is driven by his personal observation of what is around him which inspires him and then he translates on the canvas using paint.

Through his work, Chris wants to deliver a message to everyone who sees or owns his work. Apart from sharing his own travelling experiences of places that maybe not everyone manages to see, the message is about the beauty of being alive on this planet and enjoying living every moment of it. We exist for a very insignificant amount of time and hence we need to do the best out of it while not forgetting that we are part of nature and hence act responsibly to care for it and to leave it unharmed for future generations to enjoy.

Chis is also a tutor and he teaches drawing and painting to adults and children in several locations around Sydney. His works are found in private and corporate collections in Australia and around the world.