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Moat Guardian by James Nyika | In Room View of Artwork
Moat Guardian by James Nyika | In Room View of Artwork

Moat Guardian

James Nyika
watercolor painting on paper
Ready to Frame
Signed on Front
2022
One-of-a-kind
 x 0" d 15" h  x 22" w
2 oz.
$700
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About this artwork

I wanted to create a painting using a layering technique that would highlight the prominence of the crumbling statues over the moat, shares artist James Nyika. By bringing them forward from the background forest, the structures would project dominance in the composition. I was inspired by the natural layering that was visibly organic at the site.

Artist James Nyika

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