Mandy Main

Twilight III, Oil Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main presents a light-filled atmospheric landscape that combines old-world realism with a modern aesthetic. Uplifting radiant light, created by building up layers of rich warm-toned glazes, reflects in the river. In contrast to the luminous sky, shadowed trees serenely line the riverbank and mirror the water below. On the right, pastoral fields catch the last gleam of the sun. "The eye is drawn up the river to the distant horizon, where it is pulled upward into the fiery orange sky, says Mandy.

About the Artist
Mandy Main is an art historian and landscape painter based in the Southern California desert. She has long been passionate about 19th Century American landscape paintings, which has been influential in her artistic practice. Mandy works in series, generally three paintings at a time. Her process begins with a vision of a place she has been, but she takes creative liberties with the aesthetic details. The artist is captivated by light and shadow, and strives to instill her work with moody drama through the representation of these elements. Using layers of paint and glazes, Mandy achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.

Words that describe this painting: nature, water, coast, sunset, clouds, sky, nocturne, evening, river, stream, sky, clouds, peaceful, sweeping, oilpaint, realism, dusk, nature, realism, oil painting, yellow

Twilight III
Mandy Main
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2023
16 in. h x 20 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 7 oz.