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Nava Lundy
Upgrade!, Original Painting

2022

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Artist Comments
"Say yes to the upgrade," says artist Nava Lundy. She shares an image of a woman enjoying being pampered in celebration. A reminder to everyone that they must take care of themselves. The subject savors the moment of being treated like a queen, being groomed as they indulge her with bubbly champagne.


About the Artist
Nava’s romantic and heavily textured impressionist paintings radiate delicate, feminine charm. She focuses on creating depth and dimension with the layers of impasto she applies with a palette knife. This textural element blurs and abstracts the composition, conveying a notion of gentle, bleary-eyed beauty. Nava preps each canvas with a gold wash to make her paintings glimmer with luscious warmth. She works from her home in Florida, amid the chaos of children and canines, and finds peace painting in silence.


Words that describe this painting: queen, luxury, sexy, feminine, girl power, champagne, beauty, lipstick, portrait, figurative, woman, female, realism, celebration, drink, glass, face, people, fashion, acrylicpaint, figure, wine, people, realism, acrylic painting


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Nava Lundy
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
30 in. h x 40 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 0 oz.


  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Upgrade!. Nava Lundy. Acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Painting wraps around edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 752451stDibs: LU922111528172
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