Cinque Terre, Riomaggiore

The mountains are so steep they seem to crash and drop into the Ligurian Sea on Italy’s west coast. And yet, five lovely villages known as the Cinque Terre, interlaced with walking paths, terraced vineyards and groves, call these slopes home. The MOUNTAINS Collection, and this piece, is an exploration of brush + line, using the metaphorical form of MOUNTAIN to see how the marks of paintbrush and pen or pencil, with their contrasting textures, can work together to model the tactile surfaces of land.

This iconic view (taken by me in my travels) seems a perfect juxtaposition of the manmade structures forged into the cliffs and the faulted layers of rock themselves, tumbling into the sea. The windows of the red tower house float as graphite fields in their places, just signifying the architecture. The rocky cliffs bear the reddish sedimentary layers in sepia ink line, some faulted vertically, some lying parallel with the Sea which splashes its edges in aqua blue watercolor.

Choose the ORIGINAL or a PRINT. FRAMING Options available!

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Choose the ORIGINAL watercolor + ink line painting on thick Watercolor Paper.

Original is signed & dated by me, on lower front corners.

Paper size: 18" x 24"

Frame not included. 

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Or Choose a PRINT on thick archival textured Watercolor Paper.Print is signed & dated by me, on back.Choose from two sizes: 16” x 20” / 12” x 16” / 11” x 14” Frame not included.Smaller Prints ship flat, packaged in cell sleeve between protective paperboards. 16” x 20” Prints ship rolled in tube. USPS 2-8 days within the US.For INTERNATIONAL Shipping, a flat rate is charged, but I will reimburse you the difference if it costs less to ship your order. Thank you!

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FRAMING Options:Visit SimplyFramed.com and peruse the options for your choice - either ORIGINAL or PRINT. Write me with your frame + mat selection and I’ll send you an image of your art in the frame. I am happy to coordinate your framing and shipping with Simply Framed! I ship the art to them, they frame it beautifully and ship to you. However, I cannot guarantee shipping deadlines for Simply Framed. Get in touch if you are interested in custom framing!-

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{copyright © Kirsten Sparenborg 2020}

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Thank you so much. I’m delighted to share this love of landscape, maps and travel - from cities to wilderness - with you!