Over Owler Tor, painting for sale £250

Over-Owler-Tor © 2011 benandsal. All rights reserved.

Ancient weather carved rocks stand as lookouts in a bed of purple heather. The sky and background reflect the textures found in the rocks. Painted using layers of different texture creating techniques and diamond after diamond of intensely coloured acrylic.

Road Over Hill, SOLD

Road Over Hill by Emily Garces © 2011 benandsal. All rights reserved.

This unpaved country lane travels steeply up through newly ploughed farmland. Wild flowers and Ladies Smock nuzzle up against its edges. One of those rare days with perfect light that you want to remember. Painted used bold patches of colour … Continue reading

Bluebell Wood, painting for sale £250

Bluebell Wood by Emily Garces © 2011 benandsal. All rights reserved.

Sunlight through trees exaggerates the colour of the flowers and forces itself stubbornly through the thick canopy of leaves. Layers are built up using a cut out collage of images, thick diamonds of paint and thin washes of colour.

Derbyshire Sheep in the Rain, SOLD

Derbyshire Sheep in the Rain by Emily Garces © 2011 benandsal. All rights reserved.

Combining foreboding weather with brighter shades of green sums up a vision of the quiet joys and rugged endurance that surround country life. Painted with light washes of colour and texture and great drips of cascading acrylic.

Lone Red Tree, painting for sale £250

tree © 2011 benandsal. All rights reserved.

This is a tree which exists in the landscape of imagination. Is it the tree or yourself who stands tall and independent to face the world and her reflection? Painted in bold swathes of red and orange.

Country Lane, painting for sale £150

Country Lane by Emily Garces © 2011 benandsal. All rights reserved.

The evening light casts deep coloured shadows across the remains of the day as the lane travels, guided home by the embrace of its stone walls. Painted with a bright yet gentle selection of acrylics.