Gill Bustamante

About Artist:

I paint semi abstract landscapes with birds and wildlife added that are often created after I have walked somewhere and absorbed the sights, scents and energy of a place. They are mostly created from memory as this tends to distil the stuff that most impinged itself on me and, hopefully, captures the 'essence' of a landscape or season as much as the physical appearance of it.

About Artwork:

Divine Monarchs in Blue is a large blue and green semi-abstract painting of two beautiful deer in a bluebell wood. It is 48x48x1.5 inches. The painting was inspired during springtime in East Sussex when the woodlands become carpeted in bluebells. I rarely spot deer in the forests as deer hide expertly, but in springtime it is easier to see them against the blues, lilacs and pinks of the flowers. I began the painting thinking to make a traditional portrait of a stag and a doe but found it impossible. Deer are just too ethereal and I am too inclined to try and capture the spirit of them rather than the anatomical accuracies - so this is what happened instead. The painting shimmers with the life and energy of the universe under trees and I have made the most of the interplay between sun and shade by contrasting the blue and lilacs of the shadows against the yellows, pinks and greens of the sun dappled scene. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang, no frame needed. Comes with certificate of authenticity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSq-3wRMCnY