Scented Sky

Scented Sky

Inspired by her travels to the Far East, Hermione Carline has created a series of landscapes inspired by the limestone mountains of this region. Her pictures are transformed as a series of overlapping snapshots of reflections or mountain landscapes. In Scented Sky, the mountains are translucent as though seeing right through them into the far distance. Although dreamlike, the shapes of the mountains are derived directly from drawings she made at the time. Through colour she reconnects with the memory and emotion she felt while in that magical place.

She paints directly in multilayers of oil onto a birch plywood box panel. The sides are 3.8mm deep and she brushes the sides using a ‘gradient’ technique to reflect the mood and colour in the painting itself. As seen from different angles, the painting takes on a sculptural form.