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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Wood
- Other details : Artwork unmounted, but already framed and ready to hang.
- Dimensions : 39.4x27.6in
About this artwork
This painting was inspired by a photograph I took in my friend’s bonsai garden. I was drawn to the strength and structure of a single tree and captured it from below, using a low angle that made it feel monumental. Even though the original bonsai was small, it held a quiet power that I wanted to translate onto the canvas.
I painted the blue background first and almost left it as it was, since blue alone can create a strong sense of calm and openness.… The trunk was painted with bold strokes that I chose not to overwork. I wanted the lines to reach upward, textured and organic, to suggest movement and growth.
For me, this piece is about stillness, strength, and the beauty found in the quiet resilience that lives in nature.
I painted the blue background first and almost left it as it was, since blue alone can create a strong sense of calm and openness.… The trunk was painted with bold strokes that I chose not to overwork. I wanted the lines to reach upward, textured and organic, to suggest movement and growth.
For me, this piece is about stillness, strength, and the beauty found in the quiet resilience that lives in nature.
Kyla Johnk
Spain
Credentials
- Works on commission
Kyla Johnk is a painter, photographer, and printmaker with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art who has exhibited internationally in Madrid and San Francisco. She masterfully blends mediums, often merging nature-inspired images with inventive uses of texture, color, and abstract light, as seen in her series utilizing tin foil and reflected light. Her close-up, movement-driven compositions explore overlooked patterns and forms, inviting the viewer to feel suspended in time. It is an invitation to pause, to observe, and to see a moment close up.
Kyla Johnk
Bonsai
$1,870