Mandy Main

Oceanic Nymph, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
A woman poses confidently on a beach. The sky, applied in woven strips, frames her body. Images of autumnal forest cut into curved shapes form her voluminous dress. The composition blends realistic and abstract elements, creating a visually engaging piece.

About the Artist
Artist Mandy Main captures nature's beauty through her panoramic vistas. "My works are a spiritual outpouring, a reflection of my inner being," says Mandy. After earning her bachelor's degree in art in the late 1970s and her master's in the 1980s, she initially struggled to connect with the market's focus on edgy and conceptual styles. It wasn’t until the 1990s, when landscape compositions became popular again, that she began selling her work. By 2003, she had transitioned to a full-time artistic career and became an art historian. Mandy paints in a small, converted studio in her rental property, adorned with an oriental carpet. In her spare time, she loves traveling, exploring museums and gardens, and cooking—particularly Thai cuisine, a skill honed from living in Thailand for 18 months and visiting nearly 30 times.

Words that describe this painting: collage, figurative, woman, sea, sky, clouds, forest, beach, dress, portrait, linear, shore, people, fashion, modern , mixed media artwork, blue

Oceanic Nymph
Mandy Main
Collage on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2023
12 in. h x 12 in. w x .75 in. d
0 lbs. 10 oz.