Originals in this selection, Acrylic on canvas, Metaphysical, Oil pastels.
Formats from 40 x 60 to 80 x 60 cm.
Two materials, one sky
A square in evening light, hardly any people, only shadows and architecture: that is how many metaphysical pictures begin. Acrylic on canvas with oil pastel gives them depth and grain, and if you want to buy such paintings you can easily tell the two layers apart. These are paintings for sale.
The sky is often laid in acrylic, in smooth, thinly applied gradients. The oil pastel then sets buildings, windows and shadow edges on top. The background stays quiet, and the foreground gets a texture you can feel. Metaphysical pictures live from the contrast between breadth and enclosure. A flat band of sky, a dark wall, a single figure: with acrylic the structure stays clear, with oil pastel it gains warmth. Anyone who likes calm, enigmatic pictures will value both.
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Where to put it
Calm rooms with clear furnishing carry these pictures best. Above a desk or in an alcove the painted plaza seems even wider.
Questions for the description
Check which layer came last, whether a fixative is mentioned, and how the picture is meant to hang. Dimensions including depth help with planning the wall.