2022
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 and suggesting a cool respite. Tall grasses spring out of the water in front of layers of palm trees and tropical undergrowth. "Miraculously, this is a natural oasis in the middle of a desert."
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, impressionism, pond, water, palm trees, tropical, reflection, oilpaint, small, clouds, grass, water, trees, foliage, greenery, impressionism, nature, oil painting, green
Enchanted Sanctuary
Mandy Main
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2022
12 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.
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.
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
Summer Breeze, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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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
Majestic Cascade, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Oil
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Artist Comments
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Oil
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Artist Comments
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Oil
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chill, Painting, Oil on Canvas
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