Original painting by Kate Morgan RI.
Unframed painting: 160(h) x 110(w) cm
Framed painting 180(h) x 130(h) cm
Painting description:
Emerald Shadows unfolds like an enchanted garden at the edge of waking and dream, a cultivated paradise where nature feels both lovingly tended and gently untamed. The space opens in carefully layered planes, leading the eye from a dense, flower-filled foreground into a moonlit park beyond, where pathways, ponds and shimmering water, suggest a place shaped by human hands yet guided by natural rhythm. Light filters softly through slender trees, giving the entire scene a hushed, ceremonial calm.
At the center, a fox reclines in the grass and turns its head toward the viewer with quiet attentiveness. It feels like a guardian of the garden—alert but unthreatened, fully at ease within this shared space. Around it, animals move freely and without urgency: birds hover and glide, rabbits pause mid-step, butterflies drift among blossoms, and insects sparkle like living ornaments. The usual boundaries between wildness and order dissolve, replaced by a sense of mutual belonging.
The garden itself is lavish with detail. Flowers bloom in improbable abundance, their colours saturated and jewel-like. Leaves, grasses, and patterned ground echo one another in repeating motifs, creating a visual rhythm that feels almost musical. In the distance, water reflects a pale glow, and the upright stones lend the park a timeless, contemplative quality—as though this is a place meant for reflection as much as for beauty.
Despite the richness of life, the painting remains serene. Predator and prey share the space without fear, not as fantasy but as a vision of ideal balance. This is a garden imagined not as decoration, but as harmony—a space where observation replaces dominance and coexistence replaces control.
The work invites lingering attention, rewarding the viewer with countless small discoveries. It feels like a love letter to the idea of a garden as sanctuary: a place where nature, design, and imagination meet, and where wonder quietly insists on being noticed.
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