"Continues to Find You" Oil Painting in Antique Italian Frame - 14.25" x 11.5"

The Inspiration

Painted/named from a poem by Morgan Harper Nichols.

This collection is moody landscapes in blues and greens inspired by the flora and coasts of Southern Italy. I was very lucky to spend a few weeks there last fall, roadtripping our way from one coast to another. It was the most spectacular, ethereal place I've had the pleasure to visit, and filled with incredibly hospitable, kind, lovely people. The weather was warm, the sun shined and kissed your skin, the air was filled with only the humming of nature, the food was straight from local gardens and farms.

It was, what I believe to be, the closest to Heaven you can get on earth. I wanted to keep true to my marsh scenes and incorporate the colors I was inspired by, especially in Puglia, where the desert met the sea. The plants were otherworldly, and often existed in these cool greens. The deeper blue-green in the paintings is representative of the ocean there.

This body of work represents peace through uneasiness and collective grief. It symbolizes finding your Heaven in each tumultuous moment, even if it's as simple as a walk in nature down the road from your house just to clear your mind.

Each of these frames was sourced in Italy, in Sorrento in a tiny antique shop filled to the brim with frames and a lovely owner. It looked out to the cliffs that dropped to the deep turquoise sea below. I bought all the frames before I even knew how I'd get them home. We spent a few hours the day before we left just looking for a suitcase to accommodate them. Well worth the extra money and time to get them home, I'd say, as they are divine!

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About

Oil on custom board in antique Italian frame. Frame is 14.25" x 11.5" and features a metal hanging loop, typically unique to old Italian frames. I was ecstatic to find several frames with this cute original feature. This particular frame also features what I believe to be a stylized letter "H" in the decorative carving, a possible ode to the skilled maker.

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Shipping

Free shipping to anywhere within the continental US.

This painting will ship in 3-4 weeks (currently still drying then will need to be varnished.)

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Pricing

Chosen prices are a direct correlation of time spent creating. Some paintings take 10 hours and some take several months of 60+ hours of work plus dry times between layers. The value, rarity and ornateness of each frame (or lack thereof) is also taken into account.

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Payment Plan

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Prints

Prints will not be made of this painting.