Winter Wind I, after Chopin, 2024, oil on board, 22 x 30 cm

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This painting, though small, evokes a vast sky, with bare wintering trees and large clouds. A buffeting, chilly wind creates energy and movement, referencing the action in Chopin’s etude Winter Wind.

The étude begins with a piano (soft) introduction of the main melody. The first theme follows, consisting of tumultuous cascades of semiquaver-tuplets (sixteenth-note-tuplets) and a leaping figure for the left hand in the relative major, C major, which shortly segues into a repetition of the first theme. It finishes with a short piano development into a fortissimo coda, and ends with one final statement of the theme.

  • Medium: Oil paint on plywood, framed in Italian timber, ready to hang

  • Musical Composition that prompted the Painting: Winter Wind by Frédéric Chopin

  • Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape Painting, Alla Prima Landscape

  • Style: While this landscape painting adopts a realistic style, it is deeply infused with spiritual and emotive meaning, aligning it with the Romantic tradition of landscape art. Created using the alla prima technique — painting directly in a single sitting — it was completed wet-on-wet to preserve the spontaneity and immediacy of each brushstroke. The work was painted in response to Winter Wind by Chopin, allowing the music to guide the emotional tone and compositional rhythm of the piece.

  • Subject: Voluminous white and grey clouds above a line of bare, spidery trees

  • Colour Scheme: Cerulean blue, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, White and Indigo Blue

  • Features: The vast sky, filled with tumultuous clouds in a cold winter light, appears to be whipped up by a chilly breeze. Spidery, bare trees stand in silhouette, echoing the wintery cold.

  • FAQ Buying a Painting

Contact Corinne to arrange to view this painting in your home ph 0432 922 653

This painting, though small, evokes a vast sky, with bare wintering trees and large clouds. A buffeting, chilly wind creates energy and movement, referencing the action in Chopin’s etude Winter Wind.

The étude begins with a piano (soft) introduction of the main melody. The first theme follows, consisting of tumultuous cascades of semiquaver-tuplets (sixteenth-note-tuplets) and a leaping figure for the left hand in the relative major, C major, which shortly segues into a repetition of the first theme. It finishes with a short piano development into a fortissimo coda, and ends with one final statement of the theme.

  • Medium: Oil paint on plywood, framed in Italian timber, ready to hang

  • Musical Composition that prompted the Painting: Winter Wind by Frédéric Chopin

  • Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape Painting, Alla Prima Landscape

  • Style: While this landscape painting adopts a realistic style, it is deeply infused with spiritual and emotive meaning, aligning it with the Romantic tradition of landscape art. Created using the alla prima technique — painting directly in a single sitting — it was completed wet-on-wet to preserve the spontaneity and immediacy of each brushstroke. The work was painted in response to Winter Wind by Chopin, allowing the music to guide the emotional tone and compositional rhythm of the piece.

  • Subject: Voluminous white and grey clouds above a line of bare, spidery trees

  • Colour Scheme: Cerulean blue, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, White and Indigo Blue

  • Features: The vast sky, filled with tumultuous clouds in a cold winter light, appears to be whipped up by a chilly breeze. Spidery, bare trees stand in silhouette, echoing the wintery cold.

  • FAQ Buying a Painting

Contact Corinne to arrange to view this painting in your home ph 0432 922 653

Artwork Specifications

Certification: This artwork is an original contemporary Australian landscape painting, signed and dated on the back by the artist.

Art Gallery Quality Premium Materials:

  • Art Spectrum and Windsor & Newton oil paints applied over a Matisse Acrylic Gesso

  • Professional artist-quality plywood board

  • Framed in Brown-black Italian timber

Painting Dimensions: 22 cm (h) x 30 cm (w) x 3 cm (d)

How to Hang Your Painting:
This original landscape painting is easy to install and ideal for display above furniture or in an intimate domestic interior. Best suited to a well-lit space in either modern or traditional interiors, good lighting enhances the full depth and vibrancy of the colour palette.

According to Australian gallery standards, artwork should be hung so the centre of the piece sits approximately 155 cm from the floor. Adjustments can be made based on ceiling height, surrounding furniture, and whether the space is used for sitting (like a dining room) or standing (like a hallway). To preserve its condition, avoid placing oil paintings in direct sunlight, as UV exposure may cause fading or discolouration.

Framing Details:
This original oil painting is currently framed, consistent with how contemporary artworks are often presented in galleries and private collections. It is fitted with professional D-hooks and wire for immediate hanging. Alternate custom framing can be arranged upon request.