Art to For Sale - by Stephen Rostron Art
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This atmospheric painting of Eilean Donan Castle captures the rugged romance of the Highlands through rich, earthen tones and soft, diffused light. The castle emerges from a tapestry of ochres, deep reds, and umbers, its weathered walls blending into the autumnal shoreline as if carved from the land itself. Reflections shimmer in the still water below, broken into expressive, textured strokes that suggest movement and memory rather than strict realism. Misty hills fade gently into the background, giving the scene a sense of solitude and timelessness, while the layered brushwork evokes both the resilience of the fortress and the ever-changing Scottish landscape that surrounds it.
Size excluding frame – 37cm W x 27cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £250
Size excluding frame – 49cm W x 53cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £300
“Post-It”
This painting is a striking example ofGeometric Abstraction, featuring a dynamic, layered composition of rectangular and square forms that shift between precise edges and impasto texture. The palette juxtaposes bold, high-chroma colors—such as a vibrantred-orangeand strongblue—with deeper accents oftealanddark green, and cooler, neutral shades ofgrayandwhite. The forms are interlocked and stacked, creating a sense of shallow architectural depth and structure, with certain blocks, notably the metallic silver and textured ochre, exhibitingmixed mediacharacteristics that give the work a tactile quality and visual energy, echoing the principles ofConstructivismand post-World War I European modernism.
Size excluding frame – 39cm W x 53cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £300
“Impossible Perspective” is a minimalist study in tension and balance, set against a brooding, atmospheric backdrop of richly textured gray. The background, applied with visible impasto and sweeping brushstrokes, creates a sense of deep, swirling space, reminiscent of a turbulent sky or concrete wall. Emerging from this tonal field is a stark, central intersection formed by a vertical black monolith and two intersecting diagonal lines—one an assertive, narrow stroke of vibrant red, the other a crisp, angled plane of pure white. The composition is a sharp act of De Stijl or Constructivistsubtraction, where only essential lines and primary/non-colors remain. The precision of the geometric lines contrasts dramatically with the organic, expressive chaos of the gray field, giving the static design a dynamic, physically impossible and almost precarious feel, as if the entire structure is momentarily suspended in the painted atmosphere.
Size excluding frame – 80cm W x 80cm H
Medium – Acrylic on box canvas
Price ex-delivery – £350
This painting “Inferno” is an immersive, visceral exploration of color and emotion, dominated entirely by a rich, deeply modulated field of red. The surface is a testament to gestural painting, featuring broad, visible brushstrokes and thick layers of impasto that create a dramatic sense of depth and atmospheric complexity, rather than defined forms. The hue shifts dynamically across the canvas, ranging from glowing vermilion and vibrant scarlet in the center to deeper, shadowy pockets of maroon and nearly black crimson in the corners. This technique results in a canvas that is both turbulent and enveloping, suggesting abstract landscapes of intense feeling, heat, or perhaps the dark recesses of the subconscious, making it a powerful example of Abstract Expressionism or Color Field painting.
Size excluding frame – 60cm W x 91cm H
Medium – Acrylic on deep box canvas
Price ex-delivery – £350
The painting“CRANES ROOSTING OVER WATERLOO”presents astark and dramatic urban atmosphere, capturing the imposing verticality of several tower cranes against a heavily clouded sky. The limited palette of predominantlygreys, blacks, and murky whitesinstills a sense of industrial grandeur and slightly foreboding power, suggesting a major construction site on a cool, overcast day. The massive, lattice-like structures of the cranes dominate the view, seeming to converge and loom over a darker building below, creating a feeling ofimmense scale and ambitious human endeavor. A single, smalldash of intense red—provides the only vibrant contrast, drawing the eye and emphasizing the height and delicate balance of the heavy machinery against the atmospheric gloom.
Size excluding frame – 36cm W x 25cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £250
This abstract painting, titled “Birth of the Elements,” presents a dynamic and cosmically resonant focal point against a textured, neutral gray background. At the center lies a stark white square enveloping a violent black void, which appears to explode outward, suggesting a moment of intense creation or a primal singularity. Radiating from this central explosion are thin, vibrant cylinders or rods of varying lengths and colors—including primary blue, orange, red, and several muted, darker tones, gold and silver leaf —which pierce the composition like vector lines. The contrast between the central chaos and the orderly, extending elements implies the formation of distinct, fundamental forces or elements from a tumultuous origin, captured in a striking blend of geometric precision and spontaneous energy.
Size excluding frame – 50cm W x 50cm H
Medium – Acrylic on deep box canvas
Price ex-delivery – £300
This watercolor of The Colosseum is a study in architectural ghosting, trading the vibrant chaos of Rome for a palette of ethereal, sun-bleached neutrals. Through a delicate balance of structured line work and fluid washes, the artist captures the monument not as a tourist landmark, but as a timeless relic dissolving into the light. The deep, atmospheric shadows within the lower arches provide a rhythmic weight that grounds the piece, while the upper tiers bleed softly into the sky, suggesting the fragility of ancient stone. By stripping away modern distractions and high-contrast color, the artist evokes a sense of serene permanence, inviting the viewer into a quiet, monochromatic meditation on history and endurance.
Size excluding frame – 30cm W x 42cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £300
Urban Echoes 1
This evocative abstract piece captures the ephemeral pulse of an urban landscape, where vibrant vertical shards of crimson, cadmium yellow, and stark white emerge like a memory through a heavy, textured mist of industrial grey. A sharp, fractured horizon line anchors the composition, separating the physical urgency of the “city” from its murky, teal-stained reflection, creating a beautiful tension between chaos and quietude. Executed with a visceral, impasto grit, the painting feels less like a static image and more like a fleeting glimpse of a rain-slicked harbor at twilight—a single, deliberate stanza in a larger visual poem about the ghost-like nature of the modern world.
Size excluding frame – 53cm W x 34cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £300
Urban Echoes 2
Building on the previous work, this second painting in the series heightens the atmospheric tension, shifting from a skeletal silhouette into a more luminous and saturated exploration of light. While it retains the signature industrial backdrop, this piece feels more immediate, utilizing a surge of white impasto to suggest a searing sun-glare or the sudden brilliance of a city awakening after a storm. The palette evolves with the introduction of pronounced cerulean and slate blues in the lower half, pulling the viewer into a more immersive, liquid reflection that anchors the vibrant crimsons and yellows. With its erratic, energetic palette-knife textures and an assertive horizon line, the composition acts as a defiant, rhythmic heartbeat within a vast sanctuary of silent grey.
Size excluding frame – 53cm W x 34cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £300
Beacon’s Vigil
A hauntingly atmospheric exploration of industrial isolation, this vertical composition centers on a dark, textured monolith rising from a sea of murky olive and ochre. The sky is a heavy shroud of slate-green mist, pierced only by a singular, defiant lick of orange flame at the structure’s summit—a flicker of life against the encroaching dusk. Broad, sweeping brushstrokes create a rhythmic reflection in the water below, where the cooling tones of the environment meet a sudden, radiant pool of golden-hour light. The painting balances the mechanical rigidity of the beacon with a fluid, ethereal landscape, capturing that fleeting moment when the natural world begins to dissolve the boundaries of the man-made.
Size excluding frame – 40cm W x 57cm H
Medium – Acrylic on Art Card
Price ex-delivery and frame – £300
Celestial Fracture
Enveloping the viewer in a visceral dialogue between shadow and light, this evocative abstract masterwork commands the room with its deep, velvety charcoal depths and smoldering crimson undercurrents. The composition pulses with a raw, atmospheric energy, where ethereal plumes of red smoke appear to drift through a dark, tactile void, suggesting a profound sense of mystery and emotional gravity. A singular, sharp vertical strike of luminous gold pierces the darkness like a lightning bolt of sudden clarity, providing a sophisticated focal point that balances the piece’s brooding intensity with a touch of radiant hope. This is more than a painting; it is a sophisticated statement piece—perfect for a collector seeking a work that offers both a powerful presence and a timeless, contemplative soul.
Size excluding frame – 50cm W x 50cm H
Medium – Acrylic on deep box canvas
Price ex-delivery and frame – £200
