A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — artist's signature A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — edge view A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — detail A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — shown hanging
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky.
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky.
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky.
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — artist's signature
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — edge view
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — detail
A group of dead tree trunks stand defiantly on a bare hilltop under a winter cloudy, though dry, sky. — shown hanging
Painting by Lynda Sampson

Winter Reckoning

Gouache, Paper (Requires Framing)

29.7cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 0.1cm (D)

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Artwork Description

This is a hill that I drive past often in the Somerset Region. It stands solitary and lonely in the wide open grasslands, and every tree on and around it is dead. It seems to me to have a sad and desperate air, yet the trees are defiant against whatever force left them dead, and they continue to stand against the winds that blow across the grasslands.

On the day that I snapped this photo to use as a reference, the winter sun was shining in a patchy cloud sky, shining on the grass heads left over from a reasonably wet summer. I return to this image again and again, and always see it in a different light. This past summer has been very wet, and the hill is deep in grass, turning from Summer green to Autumn gold. I will no doubt seek to catch this again in the near future!

Gouache is a lovely medium to use to paint grass - it has a beautiful flow to the paint, and its opaque quality makes layering very easy.

Artist Bio
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Lynda Sampson 19 artworks | 0 Sold

Form, colour and narrative are the elements that drive my art practice—a shape, a hue, a shadow, a story—all assume importance to me: the 'just so' fold of a mountain range; the luminous clouds of an afternoon sky; the hues lying deep within a shadow, or atop a highlight; the pregnant pause within a moment; the 'mise en scene' in a fleeting vignette. I am driven to record these things as imprints of my camera mind.

My work spans a range of subject matter that becomes the support for the interaction of form, colour and narrative. Landscapes, Still Life, Urban and Interior scenes and Figurative works all function to carry my own desire to both capture the immediate world around me and, in the case of figurative works, to capture a narrative that encourages the viewer to 'fill in the blanks' with potential meaning that resonates. I have a degree in History and Creative Writing, and it is the latter that I bring to the canvas in the form of storytelling. I have created several graphic narratives that extend the desire to narrate, and I enjoy playing with polysemy (the space between word and image). In the case of Artworks, polysemy occurs between image and title.

I seek to bring appreciation for the natural world, to chronicle the region in which I live, and the places to which I may travel, and to entertain with questions about scenarios played out on the two dimensional surface.

I am completely self taught across 40 years. In my early career I took part in solo and group exhibitions, sold over 800 paintings and prints, maintained a commercial studio, held several residencies and facilitated local art festivals and community art projects, before life stepped in and my art practice was suspended whilst caring for a seriously injured partner. I turned to teaching to retain contact with art. Now I am back at the easel, and selling prints and original works from my studio in Somerset, SEQ. I find my practice has matured; my second art life finally begins!

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Lynda's studio is in Somerset, South East Queensland