Description
Sensual Nature – one crown over eight trunks
Painting on canvas covers its upper third with a single unbroken crown of dark burgundy laid on in thick blocks, and stands eight thin dark trunks beneath it, four to a side, with a wide gap down the middle: modern painting whose canopy belongs to no particular tree.
Technique and texture
Nothing in the crown merges: it is assembled from flat blocks with cut edges, which is what leaves its underside serrated rather than soft. Each trunk was pulled downward in one stroke with a narrow tip, and the bark is cracked along its length. The bottom third is vertical running traces, enough to suggest water without describing it.
The motif
The trunks are neither equal in thickness nor evenly spaced, and the gap at the centre is the widest of them, which opens the whole composition. Because the crown is one mass and not a set of separate trees, there is no telling which trunk holds which part of it. A few bright dots hang along the underside of the red and are the only light in all of it.
Setting and placement
Burgundy this deep needs a bright wall and generous light, or it closes up. Light furniture is the right company; against dark wood the burgundy simply closes and the eight trunks disappear into it.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, knifed crown blocks, single-stroke trunks, vertical running traces
- Palette: dark burgundy, cream blue, gold amber, dark brown, white
- Ideal for: dining rooms, foyers, living rooms
- Character: dramatic, decisive, dark
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Sensual Nature on a narrow wall
Sensual Nature is painted in 15 upright sizes, from 30 x 40 to 180 x 235 cm. A tall burgundy crown over eight trunks is at home where the wall is narrow: 40 x 52 or 50 x 70 cm between a window and a door, 60 x 78 cm beside a tall wardrobe, and 70 x 100 cm above a console about 110 cm wide, a little over two thirds of its width. A bright stairwell or entrance wall takes 100 x 130 or 120 x 155 cm.
Select YES under Stretcher and the canvas with its dark burgundy crown arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang at once. A frame for Sensual Nature is added in the Frame menu, where the default is Without frame. Delivery of Sensual Nature takes 15–45 days. This painting is hand-painted on canvas: each of the eight trunks was pulled in a single stroke, and nothing is printed.
Before you order Sensual Nature
Which size of Sensual Nature suits a stairwell wall?
On a tall stairwell wall choose 100 x 130 or 120 x 155 cm, so the eight dark trunks follow the height of the wall.
Does Sensual Nature arrive ready to hang?
Yes, if you select YES under Stretcher; the canvas with the burgundy crown is stretched on a wooden stretcher before it ships.
How long does delivery of Sensual Nature take?
For all 15 sizes, from 30 x 40 to 180 x 235 cm, delivery takes 15–45 days.
Can I order Sensual Nature in a size that is not listed?
If a narrow wall needs a proportion other than those offered, ask us about a painting made to order with the same burgundy crown and trunks.
