Mandy MainBliss, Oil Painting2022
2022
About the Item
Artist Comments
"Dramatic skies rise above a peaceful coastal scene at day’s end," describes artist Mandy Main. "Clouds make an elegant sweep into the distance as their wisps and curves join the blueness of the heavens, reflecting onto the estuary below. Brightness from the sky illuminates the water, creating a strong contrast with the land as it begins to darken with sunset's approach. The first lights of the evening shimmer on the horizon where homes are suggested. And fields of green appear to be less visible in the foreground as it fades in the waning light."
About the Artist
Mandy Main is an art historian and landscape painter based in the Southern California desert. She has long been passionate about 19th Century American landscape paintings, which has been influential in her artistic practice. Mandy works in series, generally three paintings at a time. Her process begins with a vision of a place she has been, but she takes creative liberties with the aesthetic details. The artist is captivated by light and shadow, and strives to instill her work with moody drama through the representation of these elements. Using layers of paint and glazes, Mandy achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.
Words that describe this painting: landscape, nature, water, coast, sunset, clouds, sky, nocturne, evening, river, stream, sky, clouds, peaceful, sweeping, oilpaint, realism, nature, realism, oil painting, blue
Bliss
Mandy Main
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2022
24 in. h x 30 in. w x 1.5 in. d
4 lbs. 0 oz.
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- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Bliss. Mandy Main. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Finished black edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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Mandy Main
Mandy Main is an art historian and landscape painter based in the Southern California desert. She has long been passionate about 19th-century American landscape paintings, which has been influential in her artistic practice. Main works in series, generally three paintings at a time. Her process begins with a vision of a place she has been, but she takes creative liberties with the aesthetic details. Main is captivated by light and shadow and strives to instill her work with moody drama through the representation of these elements. Using layers of paint and glazes, Main achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.
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