NEW PAINTING Winged

Winged, 15"x30" original painting, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, image painted around the sides so no need to frame, $1300 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Link to purchase is below. Please reach out with any questions.

I love to work in layers. I start my paintings with a giant brush, gradually working from large marks to tighter ones. Recently I've begun asking myself in what other ways can I embrace the idea of "layered". The painting Winged is one of the results.

LAYER1: A small fox kit sits on a nuanced, creamy ground, in profile. She is watching something rather attentively, but it is outside the picture frame, so the viewer has to guess at what has grabbed her attention.
LAYER 2: She is partially obscured by a layer of butterfly specimens, the smallest and most delicate seated at the top of the winged totem.
LAYER 3: The presence of the butterflies changes the fox's ground to billowy clouds, and, as if to accent that, they travel from mostly dark in value to barely there as they ascend upwards.
LAYER 4: Conversely, the kit's feet, where they would connect with the earth, are soft edged, almost as if to deny she is resting on anything solid.
LAYER 5: Fox represents cunning and intelligence, the butterfly metamorphosis - both providing doses of what could manifest change and revolution in the world.

This painting can be viewed up close, in a room setting, and even purchased on my website . And because you are a First Dibber, this is your chance to make Winged yours before anyone else.

Ask if you'de like a payment plan. A 30% non refundable deposit reserves the painting, with the balance plus shipping and handling satisfied within 12 months.

Also, returning collectors can use the coupon code "COLLECTOR10" for 10% off new purchases.

Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork,
All my best, warmly, Kim

PS Winged and other originals can be purchased via a payment plan. A non refundable deposit secures the painting, with the balamce due paid in full within 12 months. Reach out to me with the painting's title and we will set something up.

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