Betws-y-Coed Waterfall
by Harry Robertson
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48.000 x 71.000 cm.
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Title
Betws-y-Coed Waterfall
Artist
Harry Robertson
Medium
Painting - Oil Painting On Panel
Description
I've driven past this site many times on the way into Snowdonia, before I stopped here and wandered around. Again, this is another site where, looking around, one is a little overwhelmed by the visual possibilities. Every direction you look, there is a potentially decent painting waiting for you. Scary.
For all that we owe a debt to the Romantics for changing our view of the wilder parts of nature, I still feel that Betws, in particular, has suffered by too many paintings which have over-sentimentalised it. I find the outlook of the Romantics (the painters and the poets) to be a little too grandiose for my taste. Too much overt emoting. I prefer the stance of the 19th century Liverpool school of painters, who approached painting in a more understated way.
I think it's always best to paint what you see, and let the emotion look after itself. Restraint rather than emotional carte blanche.
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April 13th, 2010
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Comments (14)
Harry Robertson
Thanks for your comment Colin. You may like to know that this painting will be on show during the whole of June at the Royal Cambrian Academy in Conwy. I have an exhibition there with 30 or so pictures. Hopefully you'll find time to drop in. Cheers, Harry.
Colin Steele-Perkins
The rivers and waterfalls in the Betws-y-Coed area are stunning. I know about them as I live here. This picture does illustrate very accurately what the real life fall is like. < ahref="http://betws-y-coed.net">Betws-y-Coed
Susan Jenkins
Hi Harry, thankyou so much for your comment on my paintiing "Spring". Your work is outstanding and I am pleased you like my abstract. I have been to Yorkshire and am farmilliar too with many of the places you have painted.Beautiful work!
Connie Schaertl
Thank you very much for your comment. I've been looking at your work, and I am very flattered that you like one of my landscape paintings! I especially love your oil sketches. Some almost drift into enticing abstracts. Very, very nice use of color and composition!
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