Verdant Silence (AP 019)

Artist: Adrian Paye

Size (unframed): 36 × 48 cm

Size (framed): 63 × 75 cm

This luminous landscape invites the viewer into a dreamlike realm where nature’s elements dissolve into abstraction. A rich swathe of emerald green stretches across the canvas like a fertile plain, above which snowy peaks emerge in silver-white relief, textured with glints of metallic sheen. The dramatic indigo sky shimmers with layered tonal depth, offering a cool contrast to the grounded greens and copper accents below. Delicate golden flecks dance across the foreground like scattered petals or sunlit reflections. The distressed silver frame adds a modern elegance, catching light from every angle and echoing the crisp highlights within the piece. A quiet and powerful composition – evocative of tranquil spaces, shifting weather, and the elusive memory of wide-open places.