Elevato Vigore Cascata
A rich hyper-real illustration of High Force Waterfall, in Northern England, with powerful thundering falls and serene pools below. Intense textures on the rock contrast with the silky glass smoothness of the water.
The word 'Force' itself comes from the Viking word for Waterfall, making the name a double redundancy. As a language enthusiast, this has always irked me, so the Latin title is deliberately ironic.
I wanted to re-create the darker textures of 18th Century English landscape paintings, which seem to blur the line between etching and painting. My starting point was a good deal of high dynamic range long exposure photography of the falls, which were digitally enhanced to bring out various details. Different elements from 4 separate HDR composites form different parts of this work. It is not possible to produce a single image which kept all the high-frequency detail I wanted in the rocks and moss, whilst keeping the polished glass feel of the water.
USD $525.00
(Images here are for illustration purposes)
- Mount: 3 inch approx.
- Picture size: 19x28 inch approx.
- Fine quality Giclée reproduction on special archival paper for sharpness, colour fidelity and decades-long colour retention. Acrylic anti-glare glazing. Comes complete with fixings for hanging.
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Choose your frame
Black Gold Reverse
Black Paint Spoon
Black Silver Reverse
Dark Wood Stain Reverse
Ebony Silver Reverse
Gold Foil Scoop Reverse
Gold Leaf Dome
Oak Veneer Finish
Silver Leaf Dome
Walnut Stain
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