Clement Hughes

"Atmospheric Lake District landscapes featuring luminous light and highly textured details."

Art by Clement Hughes

Evocative, Atmospheric, Tranquil, Majestic, Luminous

These expressive landscapes capture the varying moods of the Lake District fells and waters. Sweeping skies and hazy mountains appear in atmospheric blues and teals, while foreground details of grasses and trails bring warmth through earthy ochres and rust tones.

  • Technique : Oil painting
  • Movement : Impressionism

Palette: Atmospheric teals, slate blues, and misty greys offset by warm accents of rust, ochre, and soft peach.

Signature trait: A hazy, atmospheric blending of distant blue mountains contrasted with highly textured, earthy brushwork in the foregrounds.

Gallery wall of art by Clement Hughes

The Clement Hughes collection offers a series of deeply evocative Lake District scenes, defined by their visible, heavily textured surfaces and a masterful handling of atmospheric light. These landscapes range from calm, reflective waters catching the peach and gold hues of a setting sun, to high, rugged ridges where small figures trace earthy paths towards distant peaks. The colour palette strikes a careful balance between cool and warm tones; vast mountains and deep lakes feature varied shades of teal, slate grey, and pale blue that recede seamlessly into misty skies. In contrast, the foregrounds—displaying shoreline grasses, traditional stone cottages, and fell-side flora—are rich with vibrant ochre, rust, and vivid greens. A tactile quality is present throughout the collection, with distinct, thick strokes defining the rocky outcrops and rippling water. Each piece introduces the timeless, bracing atmosphere of the Lakes into a room, offering a luminous window onto this dramatic terrain.