{"product_id":"mountains-of-the-mist","title":"Mountains of the Mist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMountains of the Mist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecaptures that moment when mountains seem to appear and disappear inside cloud, snow and drifting mist. The upper part of the painting is quiet and almost weightless, with pale veils of white, grey and soft blue suggesting cloud moving across distant snow-capped ridgelines and glaciers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the eye travels downward, the landscape becomes more exposed and physical. Layers of rock, ice and earth tumble through the centre of the painting, revealing warmer ochre, clay and rust tones beneath the colder surface. It feels as though the mountain has been cut open by weather, rockslides and moving ice, allowing the ancient earth underneath to show through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the base, the mood changes dramatically. Deep brown-black areas suggest dense forests, shadowed valleys and steep mountain walls where the light can no longer reach. I particularly like this contrast. The painting begins almost romantically in cloud and mist, then gradually reveals that this is not a gentle landscape. There is height, instability and danger beneath its beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe long portrait format strengthens that feeling of looking both\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eup into the mountains and down into their depths\u003c\/strong\u003e. The sweeping paint marks through the centre create movement, almost like glaciers, avalanches and weather have been passing through the landscape for thousands of years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, the high alpine mountains are present here not as a literal view, but as a remembered or imagined landscape: ancient, beautiful, partly concealed and slightly forbidding. The mist softens what lies there, but it never completely hides the mountain beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis painting is a very modern, contemporary abstract work that would look fantastic hanging in your home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMountains of the Mist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Large Painting – H90cm x L120cm D4cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil, oil sticks, and cold wax medium on Canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnframed:\u003c\/strong\u003e Price displayed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Price on application with Raw Tasmanian Oak floating frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo View:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dianneloftstaylorart.com\/pages\/contact-me\" title=\"Contact Me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econtact me \u003c\/a\u003eto arrange an studio appointment or we can meet on Zoom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e This painting is produced using high quality materials and comes professionally stretched, ready to hand with D rings.  It is signed and dated on the back. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note \u003cstrong\u003eSHIPPING is NOT INCLUDED\u003c\/strong\u003e in the artwork sale price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection of artwork for local West Australian buyers\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cb class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerth Metro: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLocal pickup available from Mullaloo, Perth. 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