Medium: Mixed media on stretched canvas
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Original contemporary abstract artwork
Beautiful Beasts explores the quiet tension between beauty and danger. Inspired by the poppy flower, this piece draws the viewer in with rich blues and velvety reds, colors that feel lush, romantic, and alive, while darker forms creep beneath the surface, suggesting something far less innocent at work.
The composition feels suspended between calm and collision. Expansive blue space offers a sense of openness and breath, while crimson blooms push forward with intensity, their edges raw and imperfect. Blackened shadows and splattered marks interrupt the beauty, hinting at forces that simmer quietly before they consume. What first appears graceful slowly reveals its weight.
This painting speaks to attraction and consequence. It reflects how some of the most captivating things carry hidden power, capable of comfort or destruction depending on how closely they are embraced. The poppy becomes a symbol not just of beauty, but of temptation, escape, and the fragile line between relief and ruin.
Beautiful Beasts invites contemplation rather than explanation. It asks the viewer to sit with discomfort, to recognize how danger can disguise itself as desire, and how beauty can hold both healing and harm. A compelling piece for collectors drawn to layered meaning, emotional depth, and art that lingers long after the first glance.
Medium: Mixed media on stretched canvas
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Original contemporary abstract artwork
Beautiful Beasts explores the quiet tension between beauty and danger. Inspired by the poppy flower, this piece draws the viewer in with rich blues and velvety reds, colors that feel lush, romantic, and alive, while darker forms creep beneath the surface, suggesting something far less innocent at work.
The composition feels suspended between calm and collision. Expansive blue space offers a sense of openness and breath, while crimson blooms push forward with intensity, their edges raw and imperfect. Blackened shadows and splattered marks interrupt the beauty, hinting at forces that simmer quietly before they consume. What first appears graceful slowly reveals its weight.
This painting speaks to attraction and consequence. It reflects how some of the most captivating things carry hidden power, capable of comfort or destruction depending on how closely they are embraced. The poppy becomes a symbol not just of beauty, but of temptation, escape, and the fragile line between relief and ruin.
Beautiful Beasts invites contemplation rather than explanation. It asks the viewer to sit with discomfort, to recognize how danger can disguise itself as desire, and how beauty can hold both healing and harm. A compelling piece for collectors drawn to layered meaning, emotional depth, and art that lingers long after the first glance.
