Mont Blanc Study from the Aiguille du Midi
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Mt Blanc from the Aiguille du Midi
Sculptural Watercolour® in a box frame 60 x 80 x 5 cm
The rounded peak of Mont Blanc is towards the right of the picture.
Peaks left to right: Mt Blanc du Tacul, Mt Maudit, Mt Blanc, Dôme du Goûter.
This study of the 'Mt Blanc' part of the above picture highlights that traditional translucent watercolour is especially advantageous in depicting snow and ice.
In the above study of part of the painting, traditional translucent watercolur imitates the many effects of ice like no other medium.
The above study illustrates the unique effect of combining traditional watercolour with the depth and edges of the sculpted details. The natural shadows in this image help to convey something of the three-dimensional nature of the work that may of course only be fully appreciated by viewing the original. Prue Bishop says "Whilst the Earth has warmed about 0.7 degrees C over the past 100 years, the Mont Blanc region has warmed an alarming 1.5 degrees, with most of this in recent decades. I visit the Mont Blanc Glaciers every few years, and I am always amazed at the gigantic loss of ice. It is not simply that all the glaciers are retreating noticeably, it is the sheer volume of missing ice that is so remarkable. On the Mer de Glace, experts have marked the ice level where it used to reach the rocky side of the valley for each decade. Where we once ventured onto this glacier with our children in 1980 is now way up in the sky!" From that level down to today's level is a long way. |
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