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Beautiful Ruins
Mixed media on canvas
48" x 30"
$5,600 USD
Silver, lavender and pale gold are built up in heavy, glinting strokes, forming tall columns and stacked rectangles like the walls and windows of an old building at sunset. Flashes of rust and plum appear in the gaps, and dark specks scatter across the surface like weathered stone. Some areas are smooth and almost mirror bright, others dragged and broken, so the whole canvas seems to shimmer between strength and decay. Mandie worked with thick paint and bold, repeated gestures, then let the layers crack and catch the light. It is a painting about what remains after time has done its work, and how much beauty survives.
Glamorous yet worn, its glinting columns of silver and gold suit a candlelit dining room or a living room with a plum velvet sofa. Aged brass, antique mirrors and lavender flowers pick up its sunset palette as the evening light fades.
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