soft pastels
“ i learnt a lot about love in the mountains, about my own capacity for it. on my adventures, what i find myself chasing isn’t the summit, nor the thrill of conquest. i find myself wanting to know the mountain, deeply, in all its intensity, all its cracks and crevices, in the best light through to its most sombre nights. intensity has a way of holding up a mirror in a way that nothing else does. it’s a riveting discovery to find my own depth mirrored from something of such untamed and majestic beauty. and the only way to really love it, is to know it.”
– the inspiration behind my first soft pastel winter series, ‘immanence’
Immanence
portfolio
these works trace my earliest explorations of soft pastels, documenting my progress in mastering a medium that feels endlessly alive. many pieces return to the same scenes again and again, reflecting my attempt to capture the fleeting nature of highland winters with their ever shifting light and the golden glow of their dusks and dawn that only last minutes. for the most part, the scottish highlands remain my constant muse; their skies inspiring me to create lived-in dynamic atmospheres that capture the impermanence so characteristic of the highlands.
this portfolio includes pieces from my first and ongoing series “immanence”, featuring winter scenes from the cairngorms national park.
artist:
yashna rambeerich
year
2024 – 2025
