(c) Blue Hills I

A compact composition in mixed medium that distils landscape into its essential elements: layered mountain forms rendered in graduated blues and greys, a dark treeline, and a reflective body of water below. A luminous horizontal line—likely gold leaf or metallic pigment—punctuates the composition at the water’s edge, suggesting light breaking through the muted atmosphere. The soft, diffused edges characteristic of wet-on-wet technique create a sense of atmospheric depth and transience, whilst generous white space reinforces the vastness implicit in the scene. Paxton’s work abstracts observed landscape into mood and light rather than topographical detail.