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Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows | Oil And Acrylic Painting in Paintings by Catherine Twomey | Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance in Knoxville. Item composed of canvas and synthetic
Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows | Oil And Acrylic Painting in Paintings by Catherine Twomey | Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance in Knoxville. Item composed of canvas and synthetic
Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows | Oil And Acrylic Painting in Paintings by Catherine Twomey | Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance in Knoxville. Item composed of canvas and synthetic
Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows | Oil And Acrylic Painting in Paintings by Catherine Twomey | Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance in Knoxville. Item composed of canvas and synthetic
Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows | Oil And Acrylic Painting in Paintings by Catherine Twomey | Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance in Knoxville. Item composed of canvas and synthetic

Created and Sold by Catherine Twomey

Catherine Twomey

Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows - Paintings

Featured In Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN

Price from $400 to $2,000

Creation: 3-4 weeks

Handmade

Woman Owned

Made In USA

Locally Sourced

Just fascinated by the patterns of distant mountains to frontals; equally impressed by the way clouds cast their shadows on a sunny day. I used the pour technique that I love, with some iridescent gold that shimmers in the golden layer in front.

This work is a cracking example of a new series. I'm using a pour technique combined with drawing. First I select my palette, then I mix my colors in containers using flow medium and sometimes dimethicone. I then free flow the paints into one single cup, deciding at the same time what color goes with what for the vision in my mind. Next comes the exciting pouring of the concoction onto an archival panel. Lastly is the drawing using various implements and a lot of creativity.

This is 12 X 12" unframed on board.

Unframed, 12 X 12" on canvas board; additional similar items available at various sizes.

Item Blue Ridge Cloud Shadows
Created by Catherine Twomey
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Catherine Twomey
Meet the Creator
Wescover creator since 2020
Truth to nature; truth to the world.

Art is my life. From early on, I was the designated class artist and loved having the ability to communicate visually what I felt inside. For over a decade now I have painted as a fine artist, and have found joy and been rewarded with winning national competitions, exhibitions and international sales. Having spent a career as a very disciplined, hyper-realistic and accurate medical illustrator, I now revel in finding unique, tantalizing ways to record the natural world.
Each painting is carefully considered, sometimes in a series such as a unified approach to painting a landscape. What's most important is that each painting is defined by the moment it is created. Whether it reflects a mood, a moment, or something so beautiful it had to be painted; my soul goes into each stroke, color choice, composition and execution. The dynamic fluidity of mixed and layered acrylic paints is allowed to flow unfettered. It may be controlled with brushes, wedges or masking, with an underlying preconceived final vision guiding decision-making.

Painting provides a sense of peace and productivity that is unmatched. I feel a profound reverence for nature and have a heightened sense of urgency driving me to engage people with nature through my work. Moving to Asheville two years ago, I immersed myself in the gorgeous surroundings, finding a deep connection to the mountains, the waterfalls and skies. I love the process of first hiking, and then painting plein air, then taking observations back to the studio and creating a profound response to the experience. A new series, the Manifesto Series, is designed to prompt people to relish their interactions with nature and the world: politically, physically and emotionally. Ultimately, I want my work to elicit a positive, meditative response in the viewer, leaving them with positive feelings about the earth and its extraordinary beauty.