What Settles
36 × 24
Mixed Media on Canvas
Collection: Mending, In Practice
This piece began during a winter storm, in a quiet house, on a canvas that already carried another painting beneath it. I layered slowly — white, pale blue, dusty rose, muted green — letting texture build without urgency.
At first, the work felt like atmosphere. Soft. Nearly background. A study in quiet.
But mending is rarely only quiet.
Neon green emerged. Drops of magenta interrupted the stillness. Fine gold lines traced through the surface like energy returning to a resting body. The muted layers remain, but now they hold something alive inside them.
For me, this is what settling truly looks like. Not flatness. Not disappearance. Not neutrality for its own sake. But a grounded calm that still contains color, charge, and spark.
Healing doesn’t erase intensity.
It teaches it where to live.
This piece reflects that balance — gentleness with vitality intact.
What To Know About Purchasing an Original:
When you purchase an original, if you don’t choose to pick it up from the studio you will be sent an additional invoice for shipping costs.
This piece is not framed (framed pictures are just to give you context of how the piece could look framed. No refunds or exchanges. All sales are final.
Payment Plans are available email Alisha for details at awielfaert@gmail.com
Checkout the FAQ page for more information about these pieces and my policies https://www.thepaintedway.com/faqs
What Settles
36 × 24
Mixed Media on Canvas
Collection: Mending, In Practice
This piece began during a winter storm, in a quiet house, on a canvas that already carried another painting beneath it. I layered slowly — white, pale blue, dusty rose, muted green — letting texture build without urgency.
At first, the work felt like atmosphere. Soft. Nearly background. A study in quiet.
But mending is rarely only quiet.
Neon green emerged. Drops of magenta interrupted the stillness. Fine gold lines traced through the surface like energy returning to a resting body. The muted layers remain, but now they hold something alive inside them.
For me, this is what settling truly looks like. Not flatness. Not disappearance. Not neutrality for its own sake. But a grounded calm that still contains color, charge, and spark.
Healing doesn’t erase intensity.
It teaches it where to live.
This piece reflects that balance — gentleness with vitality intact.
What To Know About Purchasing an Original:
When you purchase an original, if you don’t choose to pick it up from the studio you will be sent an additional invoice for shipping costs.
This piece is not framed (framed pictures are just to give you context of how the piece could look framed. No refunds or exchanges. All sales are final.
Payment Plans are available email Alisha for details at awielfaert@gmail.com
Checkout the FAQ page for more information about these pieces and my policies https://www.thepaintedway.com/faqs
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