Snowdon in clouds Oil

This oil painting captures more than a mountain landscape — it holds the feeling of standing quietly in the open air as clouds drift across a peak and mist settles into the valley. The softened edges of the mountain and the gentle movement in the sky suggest a fleeting moment of weather rather than a fixed scene. The layered greens of the forest and the warm light touching the slopes evoke the calm rhythm of being present in nature.
For this artist, hiking is an essential part of the creative process. Walking through the terrain allows them to absorb the changing light, the smell of trees and earth, the sound of wind moving across ridges, and the shifting atmosphere of the mountains. These experiences shape the painting long before brush meets canvas. The goal is never only to reproduce what the eye sees, but to translate the full sensory memory of a place — the weather, the stillness, the movement, and the emotional connection to the landscape — into paint.