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Sandra Pratt
"The Quiet Season" Contemporary Desert Landscape, Oil Painting on Panel

2025

$1,000
£755.72
€868.09
CA$1,406.57
A$1,489.19
CHF 805.91
MX$17,798.62
NOK 10,045.56
SEK 9,186.31
DKK 6,483.48

About the Item

"The Quiet Season," 2025 is a mixed media landscape painting by Sandra Pratt. The composition depicts a high desert scene in late autumn or early winter, dominated by clusters of burnt umber sagebrush set against a muted earth-toned terrain. The horizon is marked by horizontal bands that separate the land from a cloudy, overcast sky rendered in pale grays and whites. The surface exhibits thick, textured applications of paint, creating a tactile quality that reflects the dry, brittle atmosphere and the roughness of the natural elements. Brushstrokes vary from broad and layered in the sky to more concentrated and dense around the vegetation. The palette is subdued with earth tones and soft neutrals conveying the dormancy of the season. Signed lower right. Unframed, ready to hang.

In the liminal space between autumn's end and winter's arrival, the landscape holds a kind of spare beauty that often goes unnoticed. This piece explores that transitional moment when color has drained from the world, leaving behind only the essential architecture of the land itself. The sagebrush stands weathered and dormant, its burnt umber tones echoing the earth from which it grows. These resilient plants have adapted to survive in conditions where little else will flourisha meditation on endurance and the patience required to wait out the harsh months ahead. The horizontal bands of the distant landscape create a rhythm of earth and sky, suggesting the vast openness of high desert country. Through thick applications of paint, I sought to convey not just the visual texture but the feeling of this landscapethe dry air, the whisper of wind through brittle branches, the weight of an overcast sky that promises snow but hasn't yet delivered. The muted palette reflects the humility of this season, when nature strips away all pretense and reveals its fundamental forms. This painting celebrates the understated beauty of dormancy, reminding us that rest and stillness are essential parts of any cycle. In the apparent barrenness, there is life waiting, roots running deep, holding on through the cold until the world awakens again.

  • Creator:
    Sandra Pratt (1978, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Denver, CO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1308217518602

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