Blocks of forest green, teal and near-black sit over a warm red that shows through in a thin line across the middle — a colour-field composition with a horizon in it, painted by hand so the brush marks and the scraped edges are visible up close. At eighteen by twenty-four it is a small piece with a very large mood, and the red is the reason: without it the greens would go flat and decorative, and with it the whole panel has heat underneath. Individually painted, so no two are identical. Browse more wall art.
Details
- 18"W x 24"H
- Hand-painted on a wood panel
- Forest green, teal, olive and near-black over a warm red underpainting
- Visible brushwork and scraped edges
- Unframed with painted edges — hangs as-is
- Vertical orientation
- Individually painted; composition and colour vary piece to piece
- Small enough for a narrow wall, dense enough to hold it
- By Bloomingville
Styling
Dark abstracts are much easier to live with than bright ones, and this one goes almost anywhere: over a nightstand, above a small chest, in a hallway, on the short return wall beside a fireplace. The green sits with walnut, brass and oxblood leather and stays calm against a white wall.
If you want it to feel intentional rather than incidental, hang it low over a piece of furniture — twelve to eighteen inches above a chest top — rather than floating it high on an empty wall. It also works as the dark anchor in a mixed gallery wall, where its solid mass gives a run of lighter prints something to balance against. In a bedroom, a pair on either side of the bed is the easy version. More in home decor, bedroom furniture and decor and more.
Care
- Dust with a dry, soft brush; do not wipe a painted surface with a damp cloth
- Do not use cleaners or solvents of any kind
- Hang out of direct sun to protect the pigments
- Use a hanger rated above the panel's weight
- Handle by the edges, never the face
- Brushwork, colour balance and edge coverage vary — that is the hand-painted part
