Description
Gilded Earth – indigo rivers between golden banks
A heavy crumpled gold-bronze relief, like a gilded landscape seen from above: a golden crust runs along all the edges of the canvas, heaviest at the left edge, the upper right and the bottom, while the centre is claimed by one large connected pool of smoky slate-indigo blue.
Technique & Texture
The pool branches into channels toward the upper left, the middle right and the lower centre – rivers between golden banks. This is a hand-painted work of art – the gold is a creased, high-impasto foil, and the blue is softly shaded like clouds in water.
The Motif
In the blue float smaller golden islands: two left of centre, one right of centre – land the river has not yet carried away. Every shift of light ignites the gold somewhere else and the landscape comes alive again.
Styling & Placement
A luxurious modern painting for living rooms, dining rooms and reception areas; gold and indigo are a noble pair, and the relief gives the painting a third dimension. Excellent beside dark wood and velvet.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, creased gold foil, impasto
- Palette: gold, bronze, ochre, slate indigo, smoky blue grey
- Ideal for: living rooms, dining rooms, reception areas
- Character: luxurious, sculpted, landscape-like
Gilded Earth: an upright canvas for narrow walls and stairwells
Gilded Earth is painted in 16 portrait sizes, from 40 x 63 to 200 x 319 cm. For a narrow wall beside a wardrobe choose 50 x 79 or 60 x 95 cm; beside a sofa or above a console, choose 70 x 111 cm, which shows the golden banks well; and for a stairwell with a high ceiling pick 100 x 159 or 120 x 191 cm. In a reception area or a generous entrance hall, go for 140 x 223 cm.
In the photograph Gilded Earth hangs in a slim white frame on pale wood panelling between two black armchairs. Select YES in the Stretcher menu and the canvas with the indigo pool arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame is optional: for Gilded Earth the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery of Gilded Earth takes 15–45 days. Gilded Earth is hand-painted, with the gold in high creased impasto, so it is not a print.
Questions about Gilded Earth
Which size of Gilded Earth suits a narrow hallway wall?
Choose 50 x 79 or 60 x 95 cm, so the indigo rivers and golden islands stay readable even up close.
Does Gilded Earth arrive ready to hang?
Yes, select YES in the Stretcher menu and the canvas with its gold crust comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Can I order Gilded Earth in a size outside the 16 listed?
Yes, we can paint the gold crust and slate-blue channels as a custom painting to your own measurements.
Is Gilded Earth a print?
No, the creased gold in high impasto and the softly shaded indigo blue are applied by hand, layer by layer.
