Mandy Main

Tranquil Tide, Oil Painting

2025

Artist Comments
A tall, thin and elegant landscape of a serene coastal scene at dusk. The gradient sky dominates, transitioning from deep teal at the top to a warm, glowing golden yellow near the very low horizon. The incoming tide runs along the lower left side, reflecting the radiant sky and leading toward the horizon, flowing over dark sand in the foreground and soft green land in the distance. The overall mood is calm and contemplative, evoking a sense of peaceful solitude.

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: ocean, cloud, horizon, sunset, narrow, calm, shore, beach, sky, seascape, realism, oil painting, blue

Tranquil Tide
Mandy Main
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2025
36 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.75 in. d
3 lbs. 4 oz.