Mirabell Statues. 90 x 120 cm, oil on linen.
Here are some images of the larger landscape paintings I’ve been working on in the studio over the last month. These are enlarged from plein air sketches done on site in Hallein, Salzburg, and the surrounding area in Austria and Southern Germany earlier in the year.
The Church at Faistenau. 60 x 80 cm, oil on linen.
These will be in an exhibition at a new arts center in Hallein in September. There are a couple of more I plan on starting and I’ll update this post when they’re finished. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Spring colors we have outside at the moment. I find the acid greens and browns don’t work all that well in paintings, and it’s nice to be working inside for a bit.
There is also a certain freedom to studio work which you feel less when working from the subject in life. The painting becomes much more about design and creativity, and less about the visual accuracy I usually strive for when working from the subject on site.
Salzburg, Winter. 60 x 80 cm, oil on linen.
Morning above Bad Dürrnberg. 80 x 100 cm, oil on linen.
On an unrelated note, for anyone in London this week, a number of my paintings will be exhibited in the BADA fair, with my British dealer Constantine Lindsay.
Update: Here is another studio piece from this week:
St. Gilgen. 70 x110 cm, oil on linen.
These are beautiful and masterfully done.Congratulations! A joy to see.
Beautiful painting, Marc.
Gosh!
I like the athmosphere and colours in the Salzburg river painting. The evening light in the St. Gilgen painting with the lake is also great, though I find the blues a bit too hard.
All are beautiful and my favorite are Salzburg Winter and St. Gilgen.