Ancestral Sky
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£20.00
Size: 30 x 20 cm / 12 x 8″
Framing: No Frame
- This powerful scene transports the viewer to an almost prehistoric landscape, depicting a rare Przewalski mare and her foal standing resiliently on an open plain as a fierce lightning storm rips through the horizon. The sky is a heavy shroud of black and grey, suddenly split by a violent fork of lightning that illuminates the entire canvas in a striking, incandescent red glow. While the Przewalski is an ancient, wild breed, this imagined scene is deeply rooted in my home; the endless, flat plains echo the vast expanses of the Caithness Flow Country that stretch for miles just beyond our croft. As an award-winning fine artist (BA Hons) with 24 years on this land, I wanted to merge the untamed spirit of earth's oldest wild horses with the raw, elemental drama of our own northern peatlands. This piece stands as the first of two companion artworks exploring this ancient connection, with the second rendered as a detailed fabric picture.
- Poly-cotton blend canvas with a matte/satin finish. Scratch, crack, and warp resistant.
- Vibrant, long-lasting colors with water-based HP Latex inks and UV protection.
- Solid wooden frame from renewable sources, 4 cm deep.
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About the Artist
Rebecca Winkle is an award‑winning animal portrait artist with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and a lifelong devotion to drawing that began at age five. Her work is rooted in the ancient landscapes of Caithness, where she has lived for 24 years, raising five children and sharing life with horses, cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, chickens, geese, ducks, ponies — and the ever‑present cats who wander through her studio.
Her portraits are shaped by the sweeping northern skies, the quiet strength of trees, the softness of roses, and the wildlife that gathers around the Loch of Mey beside the family’s forest garden. Rebecca’s art is lifelike, dramatic, colourful and full of energy, capturing not only the animals she knows so well but the spirit of the land that surrounds her.
Each piece carries a spark of home — the croft, the creatures, the landscape, and the love that has shaped her life and her art.