Rivers of Light Original Abstract Textured Artwork Bronze Metallic Painting

Part of the Woven series, Rivers of Light is a captivating fusion of movement and radiance. An abstract textured artwork that shimmers with metallic bronze leaf across its surface. This piece embodies the essence of flowing energy, evoking the gentle currents of light weaving through nature’s landscape.

Taking inspiration from the braided river of New Zealand and the chunky fisherman knits of the West Coast Rivers of Light maintains a strangely neutral quality, effortlessly blending into both bold and understated interiors. The interplay of deep bronze and warm, earthy undertones gives this piece a grounding presence, while the reflective surface shifts with the light, creating an ever-changing visual experience.

The winding, organic forms add a sense of movement and fluidity, inviting contemplation and a feeling of quiet strength. Whether placed in a modern or classic setting, this piece serves as a statement of warmth, depth, and understated luxe, infusing the space with its golden glow.

• 30 x 30cm canvas  32 x 32cm framed
• pinewood shadow gap frame
• acrylic paint, textured paste, bronze metallic leaf
• varnished
• ready to hang 

Stamped, signed and dated by the artist on the back with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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Artist Notes - General 

Elizabeth is a Dunedin based artist, self-taught and passionate about adding joy to everyday, expressed through art. Layers of paint and medium are built up over the canvas to create volume and form. This approach gives rise to a sense of movement and life in the work that includes raised surfaces,  dips, slopes, bumps, cracks and lumps. Please zoom in on the images provided to appreciate these aspects of the work. 

While the artist attributes meaning to all her artworks, she is keen for the viewer to find their own happiness and meaning in the pattern, colour and texture.

Appreciating textured art is about valuing the beauty in imperfection, ​perfectly imperfect, organic and irregular. Textured art moves away ​from traditional art to a tactile experience. Inherent to the design are ​marks, bumps, lumps, cracks, scrapes, cracks and scourges. It is a thing of beauty, like ​nature herself. 

For those new to textured art, the raised surfaces create interaction with ​light and shadow, with smooth and rough, while embraced within the ​fluidity of painted effect, and the added element of dimension.

There are several different textures at play in Elizabeth's work. Using different pastes mixed in different ratios, depending on the design. Sometimes the acrylic paint is mixed into the paste, ​other times it is added after. Sometimes there are embellishments and ​othe​r materials used in the construction of a piece.

The purchase of this item does not transfer reproduction rights.