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The overall effect of this piece is softer and gentler than some of my other sunsets - no blazing red, neon orange, or hot pink - yet the contrast between the purplish sky and the complementary yellow sunlight still creates enough drama for interest! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed media: acrylic and latex paints, spray paint, and liquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth cradled birch panel; underpainted with horizontal lines (visible at certain angles only)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48847507128639,"sku":"","price":800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/Artrooms-30x15-nicolette-pilypaitis-heading-west-2023-mixed-media-abstract-landscape.jpg?v=1734116259"},{"product_id":"reflections","title":"AVAILABLE - Reflections, 2024 (12x24\")","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn abstract depiction of a sky reflected in a lake. The emphasis is on the clouds, which appear to be floating on the surface of the water. In this painting, Nature is decked out in pink, white and blue - the colours of the trans flag. I'm always pleased and proud when people tell me that they see some aspect of their lives reflected in my art, and I hope that this painting will mean something to someone out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed media: acrylic and latex paints, spray paint, liquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49277627007295,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/Artrooms-nicolette-pilypaitis-reflections-12x24-mixed-media-pride-month.jpg?v=1749750424"},{"product_id":"skylines-2024-12x24","title":"AVAILABLE - Skylines (12x24\")","description":"\u003cp\u003eI wanted this painting to mean something different to each viewer. Is it an urban landscape? The view from an airplane? 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Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49285424283967,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/12x24-nicolette-pilypaitis-skylines-2024-navy-wall-background.jpg?v=1733884521"},{"product_id":"sueno-dreaming-of-costa-rica-2022","title":"AVAILABLE - Sueno, Dreaming of Costa Rica, 2022 (12x24\")","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"CjVfdc\" jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"h.ow6cgzj7xqzl_l\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q duRjpb CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eA new perspective: Bird's Eye View. Imagine that you are flying above a beach in Costa Rica. Waves roll in to your left, there is jungle to the right. Some people seem to struggle with this view, while others absolutely love it! I've never actually been to Costa Rica, but this is what it looks like in my dreams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eMixed media: acrylic and latex paints, sea salt, liquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49301941616959,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/12x24-nicolette-pilypaitis-sueno-dreaming-of-costa-rica-2022-beach-painting-textured-aerial-view-abstract.jpg?v=1719007402"},{"product_id":"mystic-woods-2023","title":"SOLD - Mystic Woods, 2023 (12x24\")","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho doesn't love a good witchy image? This composition started as a series of drips, some of which grew into trees. I see indistinct images emerging from the gloom. It feels like a scene out of Hansel and Gretel, around the time that they run out of breadcrumbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed media: acrylic and latex paints, spray paint, liquid asphalt (rubberized). 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The title of this painting is a line from Leonard Cohen's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eAnthem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e: \"\u003cem\u003eThe birds they sang, at break of day. Start again, I  heard them say. Don't dwell on what is passed away, or what is yet to be.\u003c\/em\u003e\" Words to live by, from the prophet of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eAs is often the case, this painting surprised me, by offering connections beyond those I consciously intended. I see the eternal cycle of day and night, and the passage of time. I also see the life force of love, causing the trees to grow,  but also causing them to lean into each other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eMixed media: acrylic and latex paints, liquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003ePlease note that this piece is signed on the side of the canvas, instead of my usual bottom right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eMixed Media: latex and acrylic paints, liquid asphalt (rubberized). 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When I started this painting, I initially intended to add other landscape elements, like trees... but I fell in love with the simplicity of the soft, dreamy, effect, so I left it \"as is.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eAcrylic and latex paints on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49332786463039,"sku":"","price":400.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/10x24-nicolette-pilypaitis-dreamy-landscape-green-abstract.jpg?v=1719425558"},{"product_id":"bois-brule-2021-18x24","title":"AVAILABLE - Wild Horses, 2021 (18x24\")","description":"\u003cp class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eOrganic abstract landscape shapes. My friend Anna saw horses, hence the title!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eMixed media: latex and acrylic paints,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003econte crayon. Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003ePlease note that any cracking or crazing of the paint is intentional, and should not be considered a flaw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49332845445439,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/18x24-nicolette-pilypaitis-wild-horses-2021-abstract-landscape-mixed-media.jpg?v=1719423101"},{"product_id":"bois-brule-2021-18x24-1","title":"AVAILABLE - Bois Brule, 2021 (18x24\")","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eThis painting was started with no particular intention other than to include some abstracted pine trees. In the end, however, I couldn't help but see a scorched earth landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e. Appropriate, g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eiven the drought and forest fires we have witnessed across much of Canada (and the world) in recent years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eMixed media: latex and acrylic paints, gold pigment powder. Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003ePlease note that any cracking or crazing of the paint is intentional, and should not be considered a flaw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49332852130111,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/18x24-nicolette-pilypaitis-bois-brule-2021-forest-fire-mixed-media-original-burnt.jpg?v=1719418388"},{"product_id":"three-pines-reflected-early-morning-2021-20x20","title":"AVAILABLE - Three Pines Reflected, Early Morning, 2021 (20x20\")","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eThis depicts a northern landscape reflected in a body of water. I've had the opportunity to visit relatively northern parts of BC, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, and I feel that this painting conveys the chill of an early morning. If you have gone camping in Canada you know the feeling - no matter how hot the day, it begins and ends with a sweater.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eMixed media: latex and acrylic paints,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003eliquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003ePlease note that any cracking or crazing of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003ematerials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis intentional, and should not be considered a flaw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49332880965951,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/20x20-nicolette-pilypaitis-three-pines-reflected-2021-mixed-media-camping-texture-canada.jpg?v=1719422187"},{"product_id":"available-perspective-20x16","title":"AVAILABLE - Perspective 20x16\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eGazing out at a beautiful view can help us to feel calm and achieve perspective on life. 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We tend to take trees for granted, yet they are essential to our survival, providing oxygen, cooling, and respite for all of us, in the face of pollution and changing population patterns. They ask nothing from us in return, other than that we allow them the time and space to continue growing. The trees were here long before we humans arrived, and I trust that they will still be here long after we are gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed media: acrylic and latex paints, metallic wax paint, liquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth cradled birch panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: While still available to purchase, this piece has been committed to a show at the Kelowna Art Gallery from November 2025 to March 2026. As a result \u003cem\u003eResilience \u003c\/em\u003ecan be delivered only after the show closes. Please contact me for details - NP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50300030812479,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/Artrooms20250225094140.jpg?v=1740494621"},{"product_id":"hope-12x16","title":"SOLD - Hope 12x16\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis painting is named Hope because we all need hope in an uncertain time. The blue sky and yellow field depict a scene that can viewed at many places across Canada, including the beautiful province of Saskatchewan where canola and wheat fields stretch beyond the horizon. Not coincidentally, the colours also represent the Ukrainian flag, and the breadbasket fields in that country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are all interconnected. As such, I hope that this painting can remind us to support each other, individually and on national and global levels. We are stronger together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed media: latex and acrylic paints, liquid asphalt (rubberized). Painted on gallery depth cradled birch plywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that Hope is available via online auction ONLY until 11 March 2025 only, at which time the highest bidder will become the new owner. Current retail is $350.00+tax; however, there is no minimum bid. Every cent raised will be donated to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. \u003cspan\u003eI am not holding back the cost of materials or anything else. This is simply my small gesture in the face of the challenges which both of our nations are facing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI will deliver (or ship) to the winning bidder after the auction closes at 8pm eastern, Tuesday 11 March 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterested? 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Painted on gallery depth cradled birch panel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Nicolette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51192671502655,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/7917\/0623\/files\/ArtroomsSecretPlaces.jpg?v=1754499277"},{"product_id":"available-first-blush-24x18","title":"SOLD - First Blush (24x18\")","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Blush shows a mountain landscape emerging from the wood of the panel it is painted on. This piece is composed of mostly soft colours: cream and tan, streaked with muted pinks, yellows, and blues. The colour scheme intensifies at the point where the mountain range grows out of the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile a mountain landscape is intrinsically dramatic, this version strives for a more subtle, meditative, view. 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It makes me smile every time I look at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition, colour scheme, and texture choices for this piece are exceedingly simple. In terms of composition, think relaxed Yin-Yang. An implied curving diagonal line runs from upper left to lower right, with the sky above and trees below. There are really only two colours in this piece, though both are secondary colours mixed with white: orange for the sky, and purple for the trees. In terms of texture, the sky section is relatively smooth, at least in contrast with the luscious buttercream textured of the trees below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall simplicity balances some very complicated underpinnings. This is a mixed media piece, which means that there is much more going on than can be taken in at first glance. First, the soft peach underpainting sets the tone, and unifies the painting despite the inherent contrast between orange and purple. Bits of the peach show through between the trees, softening the contrast and making it feel natural rather than contrived. In addition, spray paint was used to further soften the contrast, and to bring some of the purple from the trees into the sky. Finally, the trees were formed with a palette knife, though the paint was applied more like cake icing than, well, like paint. Even the trees have curving, soft, edges. There is not a straight line to be found in this artwork - there isn't even an horizon separating the heavens from the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncomplicated Happiness represents a paradox. In a world in crisis, where we are being assaulted by bad news every second of every day, is it even possible to find happiness? If so, can that happiness possibly be uncomplicated?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting says yes to reclaiming uncomplicated happiness. It says that you and I are part of nature as much as the trees are. 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