Valerie Ashby laid this one down with a palette knife, one thick slab at a time. From the left comes a mass of rose, blush and deep magenta, with little patches of apricot tucked between. From the right, warm white, cream and soft grey push back. Where they meet, just right of center, the paint rises into a ridged seam, and a few tiny flecks of gold leaf are caught in it.
Up close you can see every edge the knife left behind, the cracked ridges, the overlapping tiles of color. It reads as blush pink abstract art from across the room and as pure texture from a foot away. The gold is a whisper, not a shout, which makes it a quiet take on blush and gold abstract art.
This is for someone who wants pink wall art for living room walls that feels grown up. The dusty pink wall art tones sit easily with linen sofas, grey rugs and warm wood, and the cream side keeps it from feeling sweet. It also works as pink bathroom wall art in a calm, light-filled space.
Hang it above a sofa, a console or a bed where the light can catch the raised paint. As canvas wall art it brings that knife-cut surface into the room, and in a larger size it holds its own on a wide wall.