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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on cardboard. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 15.7x11.8in
About this artwork
I paint moments where nothing dramatic is happening, yet everything feels suspended. Low Light came from watching the sea settle as the light thins, when colour softens and the horizon feels distant but steady.
I work in layers, allowing the surface to stay open and imperfect, so the painting can breathe. The sky carries most of the movement, while the sea remains calm and grounded, acting as a quiet counterweight. I’m interested in restraint rather… than spectacle — in light that lingers instead of breaks.
This work reflects my ongoing exploration of atmosphere, stillness, and the emotional space between day and night.
I work in layers, allowing the surface to stay open and imperfect, so the painting can breathe. The sky carries most of the movement, while the sea remains calm and grounded, acting as a quiet counterweight. I’m interested in restraint rather… than spectacle — in light that lingers instead of breaks.
This work reflects my ongoing exploration of atmosphere, stillness, and the emotional space between day and night.
Chantelle Stean
United Kingdom
My work is a continual search for light — not only the light we see, but the light we feel.
Over time, my paintings have moved from the tighter, more structured handling of my earlier figurative work toward something looser and more atmospheric — softer edges, layered colour, and a greater focus on mood and light than on fine detail. Each collection has been a step in that journey.
I am drawn to those fleeting moments where darkness gives way — the glow beyond a storm, the last warmth of a fading sky, the quiet energy held within colour itself. Through layers, texture, and transparency, I chase that fragile meeting place between shadow and illumination. Each painting leads me a little closer to capturing not just a scene, but its atmosphere, memory and light.
Over time, my paintings have moved from the tighter, more structured handling of my earlier figurative work toward something looser and more atmospheric — softer edges, layered colour, and a greater focus on mood and light than on fine detail. Each collection has been a step in that journey.
I am drawn to those fleeting moments where darkness gives way — the glow beyond a storm, the last warmth of a fading sky, the quiet energy held within colour itself. Through layers, texture, and transparency, I chase that fragile meeting place between shadow and illumination. Each painting leads me a little closer to capturing not just a scene, but its atmosphere, memory and light.
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations