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ArtistExtremely textured abstract acrylic painting on worn canvas in style of Daniel Merriam, Alexander Jansson, , Pedro Friedeberg, Christian Schloe, Catrin Welz-Stein, and Holly Sierra: After the darkness has come And the distant planes catch fire In the dusk, coming home And the tall church spire No longer stands on the hill And the streets are quiet except For a car door slamming- well, You might say the houses slept. An owl calls from a tree.
A whimsical, expressionistic oil painting depicts a vibrant village nestled on a hillside overlooking a serene lake, bathed in the ethereal glow of either a setting or rising sun on the left and a starlit night sky on the right. The artwork embraces a mosaic-like quality, with fragmented, textured brushstrokes creating rich, impasto effects throughout the scene.
In the upper quadrant, a dominant, towering church with a steep, pointed steeple and smaller ornate spires stands majestically atop the highest point of the hill. Its windows emit a warm, inviting light, suggesting activity within. Below the church, a cluster of houses, featuring a variety of warm hues such as ochre, burnt orange, and golden yellow, with contrasting cool-toned blue and teal roofs, cascade down the hillside. Each house, reminiscent of storybook architecture, emits the same soft, yellowish light from their windows, creating a cozy and welcoming atmosphere.
The landscape unfurls with a tranquil lake, its surface reflecting the deep blues and greens of the surrounding environment, stretching out towards distant, undulating mountains that fade into the horizon under a soft, dreamlike haze. The sky is a dramatic canvas of contrasting moods: the western half radiates with fiery oranges, deep reds,
