{"product_id":"through-the-trees","title":"Through The Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough the Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on Arches Oil paper | 20 x 50 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed dimensions: 33 × 60 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an impasto plein air painting made at Waychinicup on the south coast of Western Australia as part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorizons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, curated by Carly Le Cerf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI painted it almost immediately after arriving on site. I had barely set up my tent before the rain began bucketing down and the wind started howling. From where I was working, the inlet was only partially visible through a dense screen of trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat struck me was the sheer number of greens in front of me — deep, wet, muted and constantly shifting in the weather. I pushed those greens against flashes of vibrant magenta, using thick paint and direct marks to hold onto some of the energy of the conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTowards the end of the painting, one of the sound artists involved in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorizons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e walked down to the inlet and began fishing. I added his small figure into the landscape, giving a human scale to the mass of vegetation, water and weather around him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surface is heavily worked and impasto, with the physical struggle of painting outdoors in rain and wind remaining visible in the finished work. Rather than describing Waychinicup precisely, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e records what it felt like to encounter it for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed in oak under gallery-grade non-reflective glass, with D-rings and hanging string fitted. Ready to hang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Davey Neil Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350902161497,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/9310\/3705\/files\/80E43EBD-8B44-4936-94A6-186A55093E2D.jpg?v=1790736479","url":"https:\/\/daveyneil.com\/products\/through-the-trees","provider":"Davey Neil Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}