Artwork
$2,800.00
Fraga builds this two-part canvas through acrylic, resin, and metallic materials, creating optical shimmer against matte ground. The work oscillates between representation and pure surface incident.
In The Garden At Midnight The Candles Flicker And Glow I & II
Kathe Fraga creates nocturnal landscapes that feel less like observations and more like intimate invitations into shadowed, luminous worlds. Her mixed media practice merges painting with sculptural intuition, building surfaces that catch light the way actual candlelit gardens do—unpredictably, mysteriously.
In In The Garden At Midnight The Candles Flicker And Glow I & II, Fraga orchestrates a diptych that captures the precise moment when darkness becomes an asset rather than a void. Warm amber and cream tones emerge from deep indigo and charcoal grounds, creating a sense of gentle revelation. The composition suggests distant flames reflected through foliage and water, though Fraga’s approach resists literal description. Instead, she layers translucent glazes and textured marks that suggest rather than depict, allowing viewers to project their own garden memories onto the work. The mixed media technique adds tactile dimension—the surface becomes another character, responding to shifting light.
This diptych format creates a subtle narrative, as if the viewer is watching candlelight’s behavior across time, noticing how stillness and flicker coexist. Approximately 48 inches in combined width, the piece commands a wall without demanding, instead creating a quiet focal point that deepens with extended looking. For collectors drawn to contemplative, atmospheric work with technical sophistication, Fraga’s garden nocturne offers genuine conversation between painting, materials, and the viewer’s imagination.
