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Tignes in the French Alps has long been an inspiration to Pete Caswell’s popular Art and Paintings sold worldwide. The snow energy and atmosphere of Tignes, the mountains valleys and dazzling light all combine to provided an electric atmosphere which super charges the body sucking it into the mountains through the exhilarating sports of skiing & snowboarding. The freedom of motion and ease of movement on the slopes, lit up by jumps and high speed turns make Tignes a mecca for thrill seekers. For an artist this is paradise, so much energy to inspire and charge the paintings and art which energise our art gallery. After many years international artist Pete Caswell has drawn his popular colours and vibrant style together to form a series of challenging paintings representing the high energy of the Alps.
For many years I have sketched the Alps to try to solve the puzzle. The air is filled with excitement, the mountains are powerful and lift the spirits beyond limits and danger is all around. The spirit of the area is palpable. The vistas of the Alps are large scale and powerful. Yet the colour scheme in winter is blues, grays and whites which in combination are cold and cool. These vistas and views in these cools and low contrast colours dull and mute the scenes which are pictorially correct but do not reflect the high energy of the alpine atmosphere.
To capture the skiing atmosphere I have drawn many techniques together, to form the art gallery collection of Tignes, of partial representation, abstract construction and energy paintings. Choosing high contrast and energetic colours I have drawn energy and excitement into the scene. By combining partial representation of scenes and abstract construction the paintings draws heavily on your memories of Tignes skiing and the Alps to subconsciously represent the energy energy of the scene and stimulate recollection of the feelings of being, skiing and snowboarding in the Alps.
Many of the paintings and art have been inspired by skiing and snowboarding in Tignes. The visual clues have been drawn from many of the scenes around the Tignes and Val d’isere ski area. Due to their abstract nature these paintings also represent many other skiing & snowboarding areas in the Alps and would make a suitable gift for any skier, snowboarder whose passion is skiing, snowboarding and being in the atmosphere of the Alps. Inspiration and images have also been drawn from Val d’Isere, Courchevel, Les Arcs, Val Thorens, Chamonix, Merribel and Verbier.
Click here to see the Skiing & Snowboarding Paintings & Art from Tignes French Alps.
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