Amanda Hovarth

Pink Blossom Shimmer, Contemporary Woodland Painting, Pink and Green Forest Art

2023

Nature and forest places are so healing meditative and peaceful. I love walking out to the woods in the summer. The sunlight is iridescent shining through the leaves creating beautiful shadows over the ground. I have always been entranced by the shadows and light in the forest. I create the effects of transient light by harnessing optical mixing and some of the colour theory employed by the impressionists resulting in a semi-abstract contemporary painting. An original artwork, one of a kind, this painting has been created with high quality acrylic paints on a deep edged canvas so no need for a frame. I use impasto techniques applied with a palette knife in multi layers, which creates a contemporary painting and if you look closely you can see the first layers applied in places. Amanda Horvath is a contemporary artist whose works are available at Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. Amanda is influenced by the woods and moors of her home in the Peak District. Achieving a B A Hons (first class) in fine art Amanda went on to lecture in painting and printmaking. Now working full time as an artist from her studio her paintings are informed by the wild landscapes of her home. Renowned for forest scenes Amanda’s paintings are full of colour, texture and contrast, with an emphasis on delicate light effects and dramatic shadows. “I have a close connection to the natural world and painting is a response to the beautiful landscape, I attempt to capture the spirit of the land and the ethereal quality of light filtering through woodlands. Through my work I hope to impart the sense of peace and meditative calm I feel in these quiet places. This affinity with nature has grown from childhood and my past experiences” An important part of the creative process is to be absorbed in nature, so it begins with walking in the landscape making preliminary notes. These form the foundations of the work translated onto canvas in the studio. Harnessing some optical mixing techniques the paintings are created with layer upon layer of highly textured paint, worked expressively using palette knives and brushes, which results in paintings that lie somewhere between abstraction and realism. Her work has found homes...

A Quieter Forest Place" was inspired by a lovely forest close to my studio in the Peak District. The painting has colours of amber, copper, crimson red and gold with a mood of optimi...

Autumn Glow [2021] original Acrylics on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:3.5cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images...

Amanda Horvath Rose and Golden Wood Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Acrylics on canvas Image size: 102cm x 102cm x 3.5cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in situ images are purel...

This vibrant and airy landscape, "Pink Passion", by artist Charles Emery Ross is a 30x24 acrylic painting on canvas featuring bold orange trees over pink atmospheric background. Ab...

A medium sized, unique oil painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang. Framing options are available on request.

Imagine walking through this trail of beauty as the gentle motion of the blossoms whisper from the canopy above. The seasoned bark of the tree trunks provides a feeling of aged warmt...

Imagine walking through this trail of beauty as the gentle motion of the blossoms whisper from the canopy above. The seasoned bark of the tree trunks provides a feeling of aged warmt...