"Migration of Silver Geese" - Thomas Swanston

Mixed Media on Canvas
50 x 56 in.
 
A stunningly beautiful painting that portrays the grace and wild beauty of migrating geese with a combination of naturalistic subject matter and abstract technique. The canvas features a hazy, cool-toned background with subtle, misty speckling. Over this, tangled branches or brush is rendered in metallic copper and bronze tones, creating a sense of depth and organic chaos. The silhouettes of geese in flight, applied in brilliant silver-toned gold leaf emerge with rugged energy from the deep fog of the landscape. The clean shapes of the birds contrast dramatically with the rough, gestural forms of the branches, suggesting the freedom and power of the wildlife soaring over a dense, landscape shrouded in dramatic mist.
 
This piece is unframed, and is ready to hang with d-rings on the back of the stretcher.