Celebrate the vivid joy of autumn with Clutha Gold, a richly textured acrylic painting inspired by the striking landscapes of Central Otago, New Zealand by Dunedin artist Elizabeth Marshall.
The sweeping blue curves of the Clutha River flow through the canvas, flanked by a golden path that pays tribute to the beloved bike trail tracing its edge. Lush reds and oranges capture the brilliance of trees in full autumn glory, while soft greens and blues evoke the expansive beauty of our treasured landscapes.
This artwork invites you to pause and honour the places that bring us peace and joy. Framed in a natural wood shadow gap frame, Clutha Gold brings warmth, texture, and movement to your space, an ode to the land, the season, and the simple pleasure of being outdoors in Central Otago. Part of the My Country series.
- 30 x 40cm canvas - 32 x 42cm framed
- pinewood timber shadow gap frame
- acrylic paint, textured paste
- varnished
- ready to hang
Stamped, signed, and dated by the artist on the back, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Colour may vary depending on your device. Some images may use mock-ups to showcase the look and feel of the artwork. Please check the listed measurements to ensure a perfect fit for your space before purchasing. Thankyou.
Artist Notes - General
Elizabeth is a Dunedin-based artist, self-taught and passionate about adding joy to everyday life, expressed through art. Layers of paint and medium are built up over the canvas to create volume and form. This approach gives rise to a sense of movement and life in the work that includes raised surfaces, dips, slopes, bumps, cracks and lumps. Please zoom in on the images provided to appreciate these aspects of the work.
While the artist attributes meaning to all her artworks, she is keen for the viewer to find their own happiness and meaning in the pattern, colour and texture.
Appreciating textured art is about valuing the beauty in imperfection, perfectly imperfect, organic and irregular. Textured art moves away from traditional art to a tactile experience. Inherent to the design are marks, bumps, lumps, cracks, scrapes and scourges. It is a thing of beauty, like nature herself.
For those new to textured art, the raised surfaces create interaction with light and shadow, with smooth and rough, while embraced within the fluidity of painted effect, and the added element of dimension.
There are several different textures at play in Elizabeth's work. Using different pastes mixed in different ratios, depending on the design. Sometimes the acrylic paint is mixed into the paste; other times it is added after. Sometimes, there are embellishments and other materials used in the construction of a piece.
The purchase of this item does not transfer reproduction rights.
