Night Garden

This piece has heavy texture in places. This texture comes from building up heavy layers of paint, which provides a rich history for the piece, not all of which is always visible. The piece is finished with a coat of satin varnish, which helps protect the painting over time. The painting has a satin/matte finish. This piece is mounted on wood panel. It comes wired for hanging. A certificate of authenticity is adhered to the back of the piece using archival-quality adhesive.

Like many of my best paintings. I painted this intuitive piece in one go. I first used a brayer to lay down rich layers of greens, browns, and purples. I then added several vertical lines, in cadmium red, payne's gray, and turquoise. The moon has 3 layers, light blue, light yellow, and naple's yellow. I made aqua triangles at the bottom, then covered much of that with a glaze of payne's gray to shift the bottom section more cool. This piece has many layers of rich colors, which cause it to almost glow with an eerie light.