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. Main 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. Main 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, Main achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.
Wine Country XI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vineyard stretches out with bold, loose brushwork and a dark underpainting that highlights form and color. The radiating rows of grapevines create a focused...
Oil
Red Road XVI, Abstract Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A scarlet road moves forward into the distance through a soft-focused countryside creating a contemporary atmospheric landscape. "The eye moves around the com...
Oil
The Kiss, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A romantic collage inspired by Gustav Klimt’s iconic painting features a couple adorned with patterned golden robes. The shimmering background creates an ethe...
Mixed Media
Bucolic Valley, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant, loosely rendered landscape captures a serene and expansive rural scene. In the foreground, bright green fields with varied shading create depth and t...
Oil
Bird Kaleidoscope, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant collage features a bird made from torn pieces of paper. The background depicts the clouds, sky, and water. Abstract shapes and text fragments create a...
Mixed Media
Drifting into Light, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Blurring the line between sea and sky, this realistic seascape painting evokes a suspended moment where perception gives way to reverie. Subtle gradations of bl...
Oil
Aquatic Resonance, Abstract Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An abstract seascape painting in various shades of blue, green, and aqua suggests a harbor scene. The serene and misty atmosphere evokes a sense of quiet reflec...
Mixed Media
Samui Sunrise, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Golden skies glow above a tranquil tropical shoreline as gentle waves kiss a curving stretch of dark sand. The silhouettes of two small fishing boats rest quiet...
Oil
Joshua Tree III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A dramatic desert landscape from a low vantage point gives the iconic Joshua Tree boulders a powerful presence. A dark, twisting tree reaches upward with organi...
Oil
Majestic Cascade, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Loose, lively brushwork depicts a cascading waterfall flowing over a rocky cliff. Water tumbles down into a pool below, its spray and movement creating a sense ...
Oil
Mid-Century Modern Collage, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A collage of fragmented images forms a structured, imagined space. The work contrasts nature and architecture, interior and exterior, and geometric precision wi...
Mixed Media
Dune Grass III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Soft clouds drift across the sky in this serene coastal landscape. A narrow stretch of brown and green dune grasses extends diagonally into the distance. At the...
Oil
Eucalyptus at the Marina, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This plein air painting captures a eucalyptus tree shimmering in the warm late afternoon light. Behind an embankment, only the masts of sailboats and the roofli...
Oil
The Road Home II, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vast landscape unfolds beneath a sweeping, dynamic sky. Fields of green and yellow hint at lush grass and vegetation, while intersecting pathways guide the ey...
Oil
Dollar Princess, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A statue-like female figure appears in profile, adorned with delicate flowers in her hair. A swirling abstract design resembles a spiraling staircase or shell. ...
Mixed Media
Desert Sunset, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Palm trees and desert vegetation frame a road stretching into the distance. At the horizon, purple mountains rise under a sky filled with multicolored clouds. A...
Oil
Oceanic Nymph, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman poses confidently on a beach. The sky, applied in woven strips, frames her body. Images of autumnal forest cut into curved shapes form her voluminous dr...
Mixed Media
Yellow, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A monochromatic portrait of a woman with striking dark hair and makeup contrasts with the bright yellow butterflies and flowers. A glass vase with a lyrical arr...
Mixed Media
Soho Kitchen, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A collage presents an interior scene with layered elements, blending warm wood tones with rustic and contemporary details. Images cut into fragments and strips ...
Mixed Media
Oasis, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A close-up painting depicts the Palm Canyon stream nestling among rocks and desert vegetation. Clusters of grasses and desert plants grow along the banks, their...
Oil
Aerial Dramatics XXIV, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main presents an uplifting, light-filled landscape of vast green fields and limitless skies. The breathtaking vista combines old-world realism wi...
Oil
Cactus Apples, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A quiet desert vista in Joshua Tree National Park basks in cool afternoon light. In the foreground, a cluster of prickly pear cacti with soft blue-green pads, t...
Oil
Cholla Cactus, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
As the sun sets behind the Joshua Tree Cholla Garden, the backlit plants glow with halos as their fine, bristling spines catch the light, both delicate and unto...
Oil
Chasing Lancelot, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Traveling in England's Cotswolds region, I sought out a number of impressive gardens designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown," shares artist Mandy Main. "This estate, Croome Court, has a colorful history, including its 1979 purchase by John Lennon for use as a Hare Krishna...
Oil
Red Field XXI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Rows of vibrant green and earthy red plants sweep diagonally across the rolling landscape, creating a pattern that draws the eye in. The loose brushwork contras...
Oil
Horizon X, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An atmospheric seascape captures a dynamic sunset through vivid gradients of orange and yellow stretching across the sky while the ocean glows in deep red. Brig...
Oil
Snake Charmer, Original Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman's face with downcast eyes emerges in a vibrant collage. Her expression is peaceful yet intense. Intricate patterns, dots, and botanical elements surroun...
Mixed Media
Enchanted Sanctuary, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main shows a peaceful inlet surrounded by lush vegetation. Deep shadows contrast with the bright sunlight, leading the eye into the composition a...
Oil
$1,499
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in
Adele Riley, Finding Tranquility, Contemporary Art, Affordable Original Art
By Adele Riley
Located in Deddington, GB
Finding Tranquility [2021] Original Landscape Acrylic and acrylic inks Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:61 cm x D:4cm Frame Size: H:65 cm x W:65 cm x D:5cm Sold Framed Ple...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,750
H 30 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
'River Birch' by James Cobb, Framed 20" x 16" Oil on Canvas Painting, 2020
By Jim Cobb
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 19.875" x 16" oil painting on canvas by Oklahoma-based artist James Cobb depicts a strand of river birch trees in freshly fallen snow. at the he...
Canvas, Oil
$805
H 17 in W 5 in D 5 in
Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Pastel Abstract Resin Artwork Sculpture
By Nayla Saroufim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Resin, Mixed Media
$1,125
H 30 in W 24 in
Loyalty Shows - Original Cool Tone Dog Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper
By Kellie Newsome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
$6,400
H 44 in W 44 in D 1.5 in
Acreage (Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting in Tones of Blue & Taupe)
By James O'Shea
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural, abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas in tones of blue and taupe, with pops of ochre and mauve Painted by Hudson Valley based artist, James O'Shea in 2021 Oil on c...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 46 in W 45 in D 3 in
Sujoon Sky - Blue Abstract Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$2,200Sale Price|61% Off
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.875 in
"Being There" Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Being There,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of browns and reds project from the painting, immediately capturing the viewer's attention and highlighting the artist's keen ability to capture emotion and life - all in a brushstroke. White's talent for depicting light and shadow provides the foundation for him to deliver subjects and scenes to the viewer's eye. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for cityscapes, theater, and architecture. In the artist’s own words, “I don’t paint what is inside of me; I paint what I see outside of me. I’m an observer. If I see something and I feel an affinity for it, something just clicks in my head. I’ll make the decision right then and there to paint that particular subject during that particular moment. It’s a perfect moment. Once something has caught my eye and I’ve heard the “perfect” click, it’s like a photograph has been taken in my mind’s eye. I only have a few days of clarity with that image. I have to start the painting quickly or else it will be gone and I will lose that image forever.” Artist: ROBERT KENNETH WHITE...
Oil, Canvas
$2,450
H 29.5 in W 23.75 in D 2 in
1950s Original Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Paul K Smith, Mid Century Art
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
This vibrant and dynamic abstract oil painting by American modernist Paul Kauvar Smith (1893–1977) exemplifies his bold use of color and modernist technique. Executed on board, the c...
Oil, Board
$4,385
H 24.61 in W 20.95 in D 0.4 in
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
$1,800
H 48 in W 60 in
"The Peacock & The Crane" Contemporary Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks accented by black and white triangular shapes set against a...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,400
H 48 in W 42 in D 8 in
Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$825
H 17 in W 6 in D 5 in
Palm Springs Totem 2 - Modern Unique Earth Tone Abstract Playful Resin Sculpture
By Nayla Saroufim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Resin, Mixed Media
Afterglow XII, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A dark shoreline seemingly stretches into the horizon, setting a moody tone for this seascape. Thick, greenish-gray clouds fill the sky, sharply divided from th...
Oil
Awakening II, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The sun breaks through the morning haze, painting the sky yellow. In the distance, low hills emerge to the left while silhouettes of dark trees stand on the rig...
Oil
Twilight III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
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 bui...
Oil
Desert Reflections, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main is passionate about mid-century modern homes - in fact, she lives in one. "I created a contrast between the iconic geometric shapes of the arc...
Oil
Palm Springs Pool IV, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Oil paint with cold wax formed the bold rainbow-hued sky and its reflection in the striking triangle of light in the pool below," shares artist Mandy Main. "The mountains of distant Joshua Tree National Park and numerous palm trees gracing this Rancho Mirage desert neighborhood are visible beyond the shaded wall. In the waning light, the largest palm trees are silhouetted against the sunset colors in both the sky and the pool. The geometry of the garden and pool deck is barely visible in the deep violet shadows."
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: sunset, desert, pool, landscape, nature, nocturne, palm trees, sky, clouds, reflections, evening, sunset, dusk, twilight, California, Palm Springs, landscape, representational, modern , oil painting, orange
Oil
Golden Light III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"The unfolding landscape moves through fields and trees which appear realistic but are really only suggested with loose brushstrokes, giving a fresh, dynamic ...
Oil
Luminous Field IX, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A big sky view of a glowing sunset over vineyards. "Radiating crop lines point toward the very low horizon and the uplifting burst of light piercing a fiery sky...
Oil
Vineyard XI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Contemporary impressionist landscape of vineyards at sunset. The radiating lines of the fields lead the eye toward trees and mountains at the horizon and a bu...
Oil
Golden Hills XXIII, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An uplifting, light-filled landscape combining old world realism with a modern aesthetic. Dramatic clouds sweep across the sky, enlivening the bucolic landscape...
Oil
Sanctuary XII, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main says she worked to capture the essence of a summer day at a bird sanctuary on the Columbia River, accessible only by boat. Dramatic clouds a...
Oil