Description
Two Shadows – a channel of light between the black
Two massive glossy black shadow masses on a warm gold-amber plaster ground, with a channel of light winding between them: the left shadow descends from the upper left corner and ends in a dripping tail at a third of the height, then rises again from the bottom as a stepped silhouette with tower notches.
Technique & Texture
The right shadow is a giant – from the top edge down the whole right side to the bottom, with a spiky left contour at the centre and drips at its foot. This is a hand-painted painting on canvas – the blackness is laid in a dense glossy impasto that catches the light.
The Motif
Between the shadows the golden channel of light widens at the upper centre and narrows toward the bottom, while the ground is layered, warm gold-cream with soft staining. A play of positive and negative space: the shadows are architecture, the light the path between them.
Styling & Placement
A dramatic modern painting for living rooms, offices and reception areas; the black grounds it, and the gold ground gives it warmth and luxury. Wall art for walls that can carry contrast.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, glossy blackness, gold ground
- Palette: glossy black, warm gold, amber, cream
- Ideal for: living rooms, offices, reception areas
- Character: dramatic, architectural, luxurious
Two Shadows: sizes, stretcher and frame
In the photograph Two Shadows hangs in an optional thin silver frame above a curved golden-ochre sofa, in a dark room under a hexagonal ceiling light. The glossy black shadows on gold-amber plaster are hand-painted in a dense impasto that catches the light, so this painting is not a print.
Two Shadows is made in 16 portrait sizes, from 40 x 63 to 200 x 319 cm. A hallway takes 50 x 79 cm, a spot beside a sofa or cabinet 60 x 95 cm, a console about 120 cm wide 80 x 127 cm, and a tall stairwell wall 100 x 159 or 120 x 191 cm. With YES under Stretcher, the canvas with its channel of light between the black arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. No frame is included with Two Shadows, and the Frame menu starts at Without frame. Delivery takes 15–45 days.
Questions about Two Shadows
Which size of Two Shadows suits a console?
Above a console about 120 cm wide, the black shadows on golden plaster at 80 x 127 cm cover roughly two thirds of its width.
Does Two Shadows arrive ready to hang?
Yes, with YES under Stretcher the gold and black canvas is stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Is the silver frame included with Two Shadows?
No, the thin silver frame is optional, and the Frame menu for Two Shadows starts at Without frame.
Can I order Two Shadows in another size?
If none of the 16 sizes from 40 x 63 to 200 x 319 cm fits, we paint the black shadows with their channel of light as a painting made to order.
