Amanda Gough

Resting In St. James Pond

36 x 36 x 1.5"

Oil on Canvas

$2600

Honorable Mention

I took an image of a swan resting in St. James Pond in London, England. I was enamored by the way they positioned themselves and the composition it created.

Artist's Statement:

My work explores the quiet, visceral connection between humans and the natural world. Through oil painting and charcoal, I am drawn to animals, figures, and botanical forms as vessels for emotion, vulnerability, and instinct. I approach these subjects with a balance of observation and intuition, allowing gesture, texture, and expressive mark-making to guide the work. My paintings seek to capture something beyond the physical; a fleeting sense of presence, a shared tenderness, or the mysterious familiarity of the living world.