Description
Turquoise Storm – a white downpour across turquoise
Painting on canvas squalls white and pale grey sweeps diagonally across a calm turquoise field — wall art in which the weather is entirely a matter of the angle the strokes were laid at.
Technique and texture
Thin smooth layers make the turquoise ground, so it behaves like still water. Every white sweep is one pass of the blade, its edge left torn where the load ran out. Thin flung white lines run across the whole canvas and tie it together.
The motif
The white falls at an angle from high on the left, and the slant is all the weather the picture reports. Dark blue zones stand at both sides of the canvas and behave like a wall of rain, holding the movement in the middle. Faint pink and olive traces appear in the upper half and soften the whole just enough to keep it from turning cold.
Setting and placement
The turquoise does the structural work here, and a white ground behind it is what makes the sweeps read at full brightness.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, thin smooth turquoise ground, single-pass serrated white sweeps, flung connecting lines
- Palette: turquoise, white, pale grey, dark blue, pink, olive
- Ideal for: living rooms, bathrooms, bedrooms
- Character: stormy, diagonal, saturated
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Turquoise Storm in a square format
Turquoise Storm is painted in 14 square sizes, from 40 x 40 to 180 x 180 cm. Over a 200 cm sofa choose 130 x 130 cm, which spans about two thirds of the sofa width; above a bed 160–180 cm wide choose 110 x 110 or 120 x 120 cm, and over a 150 cm sideboard 100 x 100 cm. A bathroom or hallway needs only 50 x 50 or 60 x 60 cm. The white sweeps on the turquoise field read brightly against a white wall.
Choose YES under Stretcher and Turquoise Storm arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. No frame comes with Turquoise Storm, as the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery takes 15–45 days. The turquoise ground is laid in thin layers and each white sweep in one pass of the knife, so Turquoise Storm is hand-painted and this painting is not a print.
Who is the Turquoise Storm painting for?
Turquoise Storm is for anyone who wants colour and movement on the wall: white and pale grey strokes fall at a slant across a calm turquoise field like a downpour, and dark blue zones at the sides hold them in the middle. The painting freshens a living room, bedroom or bathroom and comes alive on a white wall, against which the white strokes shine. The square format goes above a sofa, a bed or a chest of drawers, and the turquoise goes with white, pale grey and light wood.
How is the Turquoise Storm painting made?
Turquoise Storm is hand-painted by our painters. They lay the turquoise ground in thin, smooth layers so it reads like still water, then the painter pulls each white stroke with a palette knife in a single pass, leaving the edge torn where the paint runs out. Last, they fling thin white lines across the whole canvas to tie the composition together. Because every pass is a one-off, every Turquoise Storm painting comes out a little different. A photograph of the finished Turquoise Storm reaches you first, and the painting is dispatched once you confirm it.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Turquoise Storm the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. In our workshop in Slovenia we stretch Turquoise Storm on its stretcher and frame it if you ask. Stretched, it arrives ready to hang; rolled works for the large sizes or when a framer near you will frame Turquoise Storm. A white or light wooden frame keeps the turquoise in front.
How should I hang and care for it?
Keep the centre of Turquoise Storm at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; above a bed, the bottom edge sits 20 to 30 cm over the headboard. In a bathroom, hang it in the ventilated part, away from the shower and the bath, so no water reaches it. Wipe the canvas gently with a dry soft cloth, without water.
Is Turquoise Storm a good gift?
For a lover of the sea and bright colours, Turquoise Storm is a cheerful gift; 50 x 50 and 60 x 60 cm fit a bathroom or a hallway. Not sure about the room? A gift voucher lets the recipient pick Turquoise Storm or another painting themselves.
Questions about Turquoise Storm
Which size of Turquoise Storm suits a sofa?
Over a 200 cm sofa, 130 x 130 cm works well, and over a shorter 160 cm one 110 x 110 cm.
Does Turquoise Storm arrive ready to hang?
Yes, with YES under Stretcher the turquoise field with its white sweeps comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Is Turquoise Storm a print?
No, the white sweeps with their torn edges and the flung lines are applied to the turquoise ground by hand.
Can I order Turquoise Storm in a size that is not among the 14?
Yes, we paint the white downpour across turquoise as a painting made to order.
How high should Turquoise Storm hang?
Keep the centre of Turquoise Storm about 150 cm from the floor, and above a bed leave 20 to 30 cm between headboard and bottom edge.
Can Turquoise Storm hang in a bathroom?
Yes, in the ventilated part of the bathroom, away from the shower and the bath, so no water reaches it.
Which frame suits Turquoise Storm?
A white or light wooden frame that lets the turquoise lead; it also hangs as a stretched canvas without a frame.
Can I order Turquoise Storm rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Turquoise Storm comes rolled, stretched or framed.
