Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Mary Pratt
Head in the Clouds, Oil Painting

2025

$3,900
£2,988.88
€3,435.19
CA$5,477.74
A$6,130.60
CHF 3,209.15
MX$74,475.72
NOK 40,748.07
SEK 38,452.77
DKK 25,632.56

About the Item

Artist Comments
A graceful and ethereal figure stands with her back to the viewer. Centered in the composition, the woman is clad in a voluminous, soft lavender-white gown that cascades downward like mist. Her delicate posture suggests quiet elegance and introspection. The background is a dreamlike blue sky filled with puffy clouds, and perched gently on either side are two pale blue-gray birds. The serene atmosphere evokes a sense of the otherworldly.


About the Artist
Artist Mary Pratt celebrates the beauty and whimsy of everyday life, blending impressionistic techniques with modern flair to capture the world with jovial poise. "I determine colors and aesthetics intuitively," says Mary. Through her gestural brushstrokes—soft ethereal palettes complemented by the occasional bright pop of color—and nuanced style, Mary's paintings offer a fresh perspective on familiar subjects, inviting viewers to experience them in new and imaginative ways. Pivotal moments, including overcoming breast cancer, have shaped her artistic journey. She paints in her sunlit home studio, with music filling the space. Beyond art, Mary spends her time hanging out with friends, playing with her grandchildren, and volunteering.


Words that describe this painting: figurative, other worldly, elegance, magical, woman, gown, dress, back, birds, clouds, people, fashion, contemporary, oil painting, purple


Head in the Clouds
Mary Pratt
Oil painting on stretched linen
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2025
48 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
10 lbs. 0 oz.


  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Head in the Clouds. Mary Pratt. Oil painting on stretched linen. Finished edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 798661stDibs: LU922116522282

More From This Seller

View All
One Must Shimmer, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints an ethereal figure with a billowing gossamer white skirt. The woman gazes through a sea of floating lights, framing her and spilling ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Resting, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In a serene setting, a female figure clad in a white gown gracefully balances herself while holding onto a branch. Her steady, down-turned gaze suggests a mom...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Patterns in White, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The delicate features of the woman are accentuated as she peers into a bamboo-like pattern of contrasting muted whites and grays. Skin tones pop against the h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Imagining Flight, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Golden, rimmed petals create a textured ground, supporting a yellow-crowned canary framed against a purple backdrop. Surrounding butterflies add vibrancy and ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dotted, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints a fashionable woman with her back gracefully turned to the viewer. She wears a long, billowing dress adorned with polka dots that mat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tale of Two Moons, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three graceful geishas walk toward the distant temple. Their elegant presence matches their beautifully adorned parasols and kimonos. Two crescent moons and t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

Head in the Clouds
Located in Kingston, WA
Warmth radiates from a gentle mix of soft, billowing clouds and the glow of a sunset sky, enveloping the viewer in a serene setting. The scene presents a youthful gaze filled with cu...
Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Gabe in the Clouds, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Valerie Vescovi
Located in Yardley, PA
From my ongoing series of skies combined with my series of saints and angels. This is an outlined Archangel Gabriel, full of clouds and surrounded by them. Gabe playing his trumpet a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Celestial Clouds", Oil Painting
By Christopher Clark
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Celestial Clouds" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a gymnast in blue with pink and yellow clouds in the background. Bio/artist statement: Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars. Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money, as well as headlined “the Whisky A Go Go” and “The Roxy” in Hollywood. Christopher has played trombone since high school, and for the last 20 years has played with all-trombone Christmas band in Orange County, California called the Balboa Bachelors, with whom he has played for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade...
Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Higher than Clouds Portrait Contemporary art Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Higher than Clouds, Sise: 39.5x47.5 inches, (100x120 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. What's higher than the clouds? This happy...
Category

2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Upward Presence (pearl)
Located in Atlanta, GA
It changes with the light in the room! In her semi-abstract compositions, reflective metallic backgrounds in silvery pearl, gold, and blue acrylic paint represent sunlight and provid...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Smile Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter Artwork Title: Smile Medium: Original Oil on Linen Dimensions: 36" x 36" x 1" (91 x 91 x 3 cm) Year: 2019 Unframed, Stretched on wo...
Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil