Castle on the Hill

Victoria M. Silva McGuire
2020
Acrylic on canvas

Grade 12, St. Mary's High School

"With this work I revisited an old family photo of a castle in Scotland, to rework it as a painting, making the colours and details more vivid. I also had the chance to conjure greater emotion felt through the power of this landscape. Through the process of painting, I had to retry or redesign many of my colour schemes or textures within the piece as I thought they didn't work well together or just did not feel right. I kept having to leave the piece alone for a while and then come back to it to see what I could fix or even rework to make it look better.

"Overall I think that my painting successfully captures the beauty of this 'Castle on the Hill.'"