Colleen Rasmussen built this horizon one knife stroke at a time. A broad chocolate band runs across the lower third, laid down in long overlapping slabs of paint. Above it sits a field of caramel and oatmeal, and higher still a pale gray-blue sky with a few bright cream strokes catching the light. A thin charcoal line rides along the top edge of the brown, like the last dark seam of land before the sky.
The palette knife impasto leaves raised ridges and crisp edges on every patch of color, so the surface reads almost like layered paper or worn plaster. It is the left panel of a horizon-band triptych. It holds up on its own, and the chocolate band lines up with the other two panels when you hang the set.
This large brown wall art suits people who like earth tone abstract wall art that still hints at a real place. If your home leans organic modern wall art or wabi sabi wall art, with linen, oak, clay and quiet textures, this piece fits right in without asking for attention.
Hang this canvas wall art above a low sofa, a bed with a wood headboard, or a long sideboard in a dining room. It works best where the horizon line can sit near eye level and the warm browns can pick up leather, walnut or woven pieces nearby.