Yellow Over Forest – Original Oil Painting

Original oil painting inspired by the Fontainebleau forest landscape

46 × 38 cm (18 × 15 in)
Oil on canvas
Unframed

€550 — price includes insured shipping

Yellow Over Forest is an original oil painting inspired by the wide skies and open landscapes around the Fontainebleau forest in France.

The painting grew out of a simple moment — looking out across the land as the sky began to shift and a band of warm yellow light appeared along the horizon. Above it, the clouds gather and move, opening into deep blue spaces that give the painting its sense of air and distance.

It is a painting about atmosphere and breathing space.

Rather than describing a specific place exactly, the work captures the feeling of standing at the edge of the forest where land and sky meet. The contrast between the quiet greens below and the movement of the clouds above gives the piece both calm and energy.

The luminous strip of yellow along the horizon is the heart of the composition. It quietly draws the eye across the landscape and creates a sense of light emerging through the distance. Against the cooler blues and greys of the sky, this warmth gives the painting its quiet pulse.

Yellow Over Forest is a painting designed to live easily in a home. Its balance of open sky, soft colour, and gentle movement makes it a work that brings calm rather than demanding attention.

It would sit beautifully in:

• a sitting room
• a bedroom
• a hallway with natural light
• a reading corner
• a calm, minimal interior
• a home inspired by nature and landscape

The combination of cool blues, soft greys, and the warm yellow horizon allows the painting to create atmosphere without overpowering a space. It is a work that invites pause and a moment of quiet reflection.

Artwork Details

Title: Yellow Over Forest
Artist: Peter Wellington
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 45.5 × 38 cm (18 × 15 in)
Depth: 1 inch
Framing: Unframed

Price: €550
Shipping: Fully insured shipping included

Shipping and Delivery

I personally prepare and pack each painting with great care to ensure it arrives safely.

The artwork will be shipped with full tracking and insurance, and you will receive confirmation and tracking details as soon as the painting has been dispatched.

Artist Note

I paint landscapes that invite pause.

Living and working near the Fontainebleau forest in France, I’m continually inspired by open skies, changing light, and the quiet power of the natural world. My aim is to create paintings that bring a sense of space, calm, and atmosphere into the rooms where they live.

Yellow Over Forest comes from that place of stillness and observation — the moment when land, sky, and light settle into balance.

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