Mandy Main

Enchanted Sanctuary, Oil Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main shows a peaceful inlet surrounded by lush vegetation. Deep shadows contrast with the bright sunlight, leading the eye into the composition and suggesting a cool respite. Tall grasses spring out of the water in front of layers of palm trees and tropical undergrowth. "Miraculously, this is a natural oasis in the middle of a desert."

About the Artist
Mandy Main is an art historian and landscape painter based in the Southern California desert. She has long been passionate about 19th Century American landscape paintings, which has been influential in her artistic practice. Mandy works in series, generally three paintings at a time. Her process begins with a vision of a place she has been, but she takes creative liberties with the aesthetic details. The artist is captivated by light and shadow, and strives to instill her work with moody drama through the representation of these elements. Using layers of paint and glazes, Mandy achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.

Words that describe this painting: nature, impressionism, pond, water, palm trees, tropical, reflection, oilpaint, small, clouds, grass, water, trees, foliage, greenery, impressionism, nature, oil painting, green

Enchanted Sanctuary
Mandy Main
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2022
12 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.