Pearl Yellow over Sienna
Pearl Yellow over Sienna
The whole painting is built on two colours and the tension between them: a warm sienna brown base and an unusual pale pearlescent yellow laid over it.
In the middle band, a single coat of the yellow is brushed on in vertical strokes, and the brown base shows through it. The silhouette stays open: some will see mountains in fog, others something else entirely. Each viewer finds their own shape in it.
Below it, the base is left bare in a flat band with a hard, straight edge. There is no soft transition on purpose: the strict geometry holds the soft fog above it. The canvas continues the tradition of colour field painting, where broad bands of colour carry the mood of a landscape rather than its picture.
At the top, the vertical coat is crossed by a second, horizontal one, and the strokes form a fine hand-made grid. From a distance this band reads as calm, pale sky; up close, a woven texture appears.
The pearl finish changes with the light: seen straight on, the yellow is soft; from the side, the surface begins to glow.
From the same series: Pearl Turquoise over Black and Violet Portal to Madeira, each built on one pearlescent colour over a contrasting base.
- Artist: Alexander Yashyn
- Year: 2026
- Size: 60 × 80 cm
- Medium: Cotton canvas 320 g/m², Italian cotton
- Edition: 1/1
SKU: CNV 6.2026
Size and placement
At 60 × 80 cm, this painting suits a wall above a chest of drawers, desk or bed around 90 cm wide, or a narrow wall in a bedroom or hallway.
Ready to hang
The canvas arrives stretched on a stretcher frame, ready to hang. It is sent without an outer frame, so you can hang it as it is or choose a frame later.
Care
Wipe with a soft, damp sponge, without harsh cleaning products. The paint handles daylight well, but years of strong direct sun can slightly change the colour, so a spot out of direct sunlight keeps it closest to how it looks today.
Authenticity
The original work, one of one, with a signed certificate of authenticity.
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