Description
Inner Fire – a white core in dark blue-green
Painting on canvas glows an ochre column and a white core out of a dark blue-green field while the lower third burns in deep red and brick: decorative painting lit, apparently, from inside itself.
Technique and texture
The upper field is built from thin vertically drawn layers that let the structure of the canvas show. The core is the opposite — white and cream are laid with the blade in thick tiles that stand above the surface and cast shadows. The ochre column runs from top to bottom and is rubbed back to the ground in places.
The motif
The bright core lies a little above the middle, which is what makes the canvas seem lit from within. The red below and the blue-green above never mix; they meet along a narrow, cut-up border. The vertical column ties the two zones together and gives them a shared axis, and toward the edges the red settles into brown.
Setting and placement
The contrast between a cold top and a burning foot is strong, so this one is best where it can be seen from a distance. In a room with timber and darker textiles the red at the bottom connects with its surroundings.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, thin vertical upper layers, thick blade-laid core tiles, rubbed-back ochre column
- Palette: blue-green, ochre, white, deep red, brick
- Ideal for: living rooms, dining rooms, stairwells
- Character: lit, contrasted, vertical
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Inner Fire: an upright canvas for dining rooms and stairwells
Inner Fire is painted in 14 portrait sizes, from 40 x 60 to 180 x 255 cm. For a narrow wall beside a door or a display cabinet choose 50 x 70 or 60 x 90 cm, and above a console 100–110 cm wide the ochre column with its white core works at 70 x 100 cm. Beside a dining table we suggest 80 x 120 cm, and in a stairwell, where the canvas is seen from a distance, 100 x 140 or 110 x 150 cm.
Choose YES under Stretcher and the canvas with its deep red base arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame is optional: for Inner Fire the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery of Inner Fire takes 15–45 days. The core of thick white tiles is laid with a blade and casts shadows, and Inner Fire is hand-painted, so this painting is not a print.
Questions about Inner Fire
Which size of Inner Fire suits a stairwell wall?
In a stairwell choose 100 x 140 or 110 x 150 cm, because the contrast between the cold blue-green top and the red base comes alive at a distance.
Does Inner Fire arrive ready to hang?
Yes, with YES under Stretcher the canvas with the ochre column comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Can I order Inner Fire in a size that is not among the 14 listed?
Yes, we paint the white core in its blue-green field as a painting made to order in your measurements.
Is Inner Fire a print?
No, the thick white tiles of the core stand above the surface and cast real shadows, which only paint applied by hand can do.
