Darkest Stretch (original painting)
"Darkest Stretch"
Every old story has a warning in it.
Don't stray from the path. Don't follow the lights. Don't step inside the ring.
The fairy rings of Celtic folklore were not fairy tales. They were a cautionary tale, a circle of mushrooms appearing overnight in the woods where no mushrooms had been before, marking the place where the fair folk had danced. The old ones said time moved differently inside them. That a girl who stepped in might step out changed, in another time, belonging to neither world entirely.
She knows the stories. She is going anyway.
This painting holds the moment of decision. The ring glows around her, the mushrooms luminous and red against the dark between the trees, she is a light in the wood. Whatever she is walking toward, the candle is small. The forest is not.
Some stretches of dark you have to walk through on your own terms, with whatever small light you have.
➤ D E T A I L S:
Original watercolor painting by Eileen Doll, painted at her New England studio
One of a kind, hand painted original, painted on heavyweight cold-pressed watercolor paper. Ready to mat, frame and hang in your home.
ORIGINAL SIZE
Painting - 5.5x8.5 inches
Painting plus border - 6.25x9 inches
➤ SHIPPING:
Your original painting will be carefully packaged between rigid boards in a flat mailer to ensure it arrives safely and undamaged.
➤ ABOUT ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR:
Watercolor on paper is a luminous and delicate medium. What you see in photographs only approximates the experience of the original, which has a transparency and depth that reproduction cannot fully capture. No two originals are alike and this painting will never exist in quite this way again.
➤ CARE:
Paper originals are more delicate than prints and it is highly recommended that your painting be framed behind glass as soon as possible. If you can splurge on a frame with UV glass or acrylic, it's even better.
It isn't recommended to have your original out in the open, as it will collect dust and everyday particles which over time will affect the colors. Store flat and away from direct sunlight until framed.
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*Not all monitors are created equal. Therefore take note that colors may vary slightly from what you see on the screen. I photograph and proof each original carefully but the true colors are best experienced in person.
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