Moonlight Magnolias
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Johnny KarwanMoonlight Magnolias2018
2018
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Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by nighttime hues of blues and violets with the faint moonlight being magnified in the petals of the magnolias, and a green bird as the silent observer.
About the Artist
Johnny Karwan’s body of work is best described as stylized realism on birch panel. The wood grain shows through in each composition, which somehow feels simultaneously traditional and surreal. “The texture and grain of the wood that shows through the transparent layers of paint, makes its own statement in a way, as the fingerprint of its natural origins that persist beyond the transformation from tree to painted surface,” says the artist. Johnny is inspired by natural history and objects of the past, which contributes a vintage feel to the work. Johnny’s studio is based in his 1904 Edwardian flat in the historic Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.
Moonlight Magnolias
Johnny Karwan
Acrylic painting on wood
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2018
20 in. h x 20 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 2 oz.
- Creator:Johnny Karwan
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Moonlight Magnolias. Johnny Karwan. Acrylic painting on wood. Finished edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 619721stDibs: LU92213672082
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