Original painting by Kate Morgan RI
Unframed painting | 100 (w) x 69 (h) cm
Framed painting | 120 x 90 cm
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Painting description:
Hidden Treasures feels like a dream remembered in exquisite detail—one that unfolds slowly, inviting the eye to wander and linger. It presents a lush, nocturnal garden where nature is both abundant and slightly enchanted, as if the forest itself is conscious and quietly observing.
The composition is anchored by a reflective pool that mirrors the world above it, blurring the boundary between earth and reflection, reality and imagination. Moonlight glows softly at the center, diffusing through water, leaves, and air, lending everything a hushed, ceremonial calm. Fountains and stone forms rise like ancient offerings, suggesting a sacred clearing where time pauses.
Every inch is alive. Animals—badger, birds, frogs, deer, squirrels—emerge not as intruders but as rightful inhabitants, each absorbed in its own ritual. They feel symbolic rather than literal, like emissaries of instinct and memory. Flowers bloom with impossible intensity: velvety reds, luminous yellows, deep blues, and emerald greens pulse against the dark, star-speckled background. The flora - oversized and intentional, as though each leaf and petal has been carefully chosen to carry meaning.
There’s a gentle symmetry to the scene, yet it never feels rigid. Instead, it flows organically, guided by echoes and repetitions—light answered by reflection, growth balanced by stillness. The surface is richly textured, almost pointillistic in places, giving the impression that the painting is built from countless tiny moments of attention.
Emotionally, the work sits somewhere between wonder and reverence. It evokes a sense of being very small inside something vast and benevolent—a hidden garden where nature is not chaotic, but quietly orchestrated. The painting doesn’t tell a story so much as it creates a state of being: contemplative, enchanted, and deeply alive.
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