Description
Above the Water – violet trees in reflection
Wall art casts violet and turquoise trees into a bright sheet of water taking the lower third of the canvas — modern painting of this kind turns on which half is lit — here it is the wrong one.
Technique and texture
The canopies are built from dense dotted loads that stand high off the canvas and give the foliage a palpable thickness. The water is pulled into long horizontal strokes so smooth that the relief above it reads all the more strongly. Thin vertical branch lines are drawn between the trees, cut into wet paint.
The motif
The reflection is painted lighter than the trees, so the lower half glows and the scene appears lit from below. A group of gold-yellow canopies on the left is the only warm point and pulls a look toward itself, with a denser violet wood on the right. The shore between wood and water is given by a row of dark horizontal strokes, and the sky behind is pale grey and almost without colour.
Setting and placement
Cool violet and turquoise get along with grey and white, so this one settles into an already furnished room instead of asking it to change. The landscape crop is right for the broad strip above low furniture.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, dense dotted canopy loads, long smooth pulled water, branch lines cut into wet paint
- Palette: violet, turquoise, gold-yellow, pale grey, dark green
- Ideal for: living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms
- Character: cool, luminous, inverted
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Which size to choose, and when does it arrive?
Above the Water is a landscape-format painting in 17 sizes, from 50 x 40 to 280 x 175 cm. Over a 200 cm sofa choose 130 x 100 or 140 x 88 cm, above a 160 cm bed 110 x 70 cm, over a 150 cm sideboard 100 x 75 cm, and in a hallway 70 x 50 or 80 x 60 cm; for a long wall in an open-plan room there are sizes up to 280 x 175 cm. Let the painting cover about two thirds of the furniture’s width. Stretcher YES: the canvas is stretched on a wooden stretcher bar and ready to hang, with a frame as your own choice. Delivery takes 15–45 days. The violet trees and their reflection are hand-painted on canvas, and the painting is not a print.
Who is the Above the Water painting for?
People choose Above the Water when they want a landscape in the room, but not a realistic one: the trees are violet and turquoise, and the water is lighter than they are. The painting calms a living room or bedroom and suits a home with grey, white or pale wooden surfaces where you do not want to change anything else. Because the motif is wide and quiet, you can look at it every day without tiring of it, and the group of golden treetops on the left gives Above the Water one warm point.
How is the Above the Water painting made?
Above the Water is hand-painted by our painters. They lay down the pale grey sky and the bright sheet of water first, then build up the treetops with dotted loads that stand off the canvas and scratch thin branches into the wet paint. The painter pulls the reflection in the water with long horizontal strokes. Because it is handwork, you can feel the relief of the treetops, and every Above the Water painting comes out a little different. Once Above the Water is finished, you get a photograph of it, and we ship it after you approve.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Above the Water the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Stretching and framing happen in our workshop in Slovenia. Rolled is handy for the large sizes or when a framer near you will frame it; stretched, it arrives ready to hang. Without a frame the sheet of water runs to the edge of the canvas; with one, the painting gets a more classic finish.
How should I hang and care for it?
Keep the centre of Above the Water at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; over a sofa or sideboard, the bottom edge sits 20 to 30 cm above the back or the top. Because the lower half with the bright water looks lit, the painting needs no spotlight, but do not hang it in direct sun. Dust it with a dry soft cloth or brush, without water or cleaners.
Is Above the Water a good gift?
For a nature lover who likes calm colours, Above the Water is a gift that goes with a home that is already furnished; 50 x 40 or 70 x 50 cm fit a hallway or the space above a chest of drawers. If you do not know the wall it will go on, give a gift voucher.
Questions about Above the Water
Which size of Above the Water works over a sofa?
Over a 200 cm sofa choose 130 x 100 cm for a taller look or 140 x 88 cm for a longer, lower one.
Does the painting arrive ready to hang?
Yes, when you choose YES under Stretcher: the canvas with the trees and the water is stretched on a wooden stretcher bar.
How many days is delivery?
We deliver Above the Water in 15–45 days, in any of its 17 sizes.
Can you paint it in my size?
For a measurement that is not among the 17 on offer, see paintings made to order.
How high should Above the Water hang?
Keep its centre about 150 cm from the floor; over a sofa, leave 20 to 30 cm between the back and the bottom edge.
Is Above the Water a print?
No. The treetops, branches and reflection are painted by hand, and you can feel the relief of the treetops.
How do I clean Above the Water?
Go gently over the dotted treetops with a dry soft cloth or a dusting brush, without water.
Can I order Above the Water rolled?
Yes. Above the Water can travel rolled, stretched or framed; you pick when you order.
