Mara. J XL - Malachite Thicket

The green rises from the bottom like a slow tide: at the bottom it thickens until it becomes almost night, then lightens as it ascends, up to a suspension of mint and silver. The leaves are pressed one atop another in short, granular layers, which bring forth the weave of the canvas and hold the light at the edges. Thin purplish stems traverse the vegetation from bottom to top, the lone cool note in a surface calibrated entirely to greens. Here and there gold dots ignite among the leaves, tiny and scattered without apparent order, as if light were filtering in intermittent bursts. It is an image of quiet growth, where density does not weigh but breathes.

Signed and dated 2026 at the bottom right
Image dimensions: 95 x 75 cm
Total canvas size: 105 x 85 cm
The work is sold without a frame; it will be rolled and shipped in a cardboard tube.
The certificate of authenticity is issued exclusively upon request, in digital format.

Mara J. explores the beauty and intensity of nature and the human body, creating works that tell emotions and states of mind through light and form. Her landscapes evoke fluid and suspended atmospheres, where color and luminosity shape space, while human figures, delicate and introspective, become a means of emotional expression. Each painting is an invitation to immerse oneself in a world of subtle sensations, where nature and the human being intertwine in a deep dialogue.