Title: Exodus
Artist: Monique Sakellarios
Medium: Oil on copper panel
Dimensions: 12" × 24"
Overview
Created as a striking companion piece to Genesis, Exodus is an ethereal abstract landscape filled with morning light, atmospheric softness, and copper-warmed luminosity. The wide, horizontal format suggests a coastal marsh, an open valley, or a mist-covered field as dawn begins to dissolve into day.
Why Collect This Work
In this 12" × 24" original oil painting, Monique Sakellarios transforms a copper panel into a glowing study of light, air, and texture. Rather than relying on hard edges or literal detail, the composition unfolds through transparent passages, soft color transitions, and expressive surface movement. The exposed warmth of the copper support gives the painting an internal radiance that shifts subtly with changing light.
Anchored by violet, plum, mauve, and lavender tones along the lower left and base, the painting opens into a spacious field of peach, rose, ivory, and cream. Small accents of orange and mint green bring energy to the softer palette, while thicker impasto passages catch the light and add tactile depth. The result is a calm yet visually engaging work with a dreamlike sense of place.
Exodus is well-suited for collectors who appreciate abstract landscapes, luminous surfaces, and subtle atmospheric color. Its panoramic format makes it ideal above a console, sofa, bed, mantel, or as part of a refined contemporary art arrangement.
Highlights
- Original artwork: One-of-a-kind oil painting by Monique Sakellarios.
- Distinctive surface: Painted on copper, allowing warm metallic light to subtly emerge through transparent oil passages.
- Atmospheric subject: An abstract landscape evoking dawn mist, coastal marshland, or an open valley filled with diffused morning light.
- Elegant palette: Violet, plum, mauve, lavender, peach, rose, ivory, cream, mint green, and warm orange accents.
- Display appeal: A 12" × 24" horizontal format that brings softness, luminosity, and quiet movement to an interior space.
Technique and Surface
- Brushwork: Loose, gestural marks and tactile impasto passages create movement, texture, and visual depth.
- Layering: Translucent oil glazes allow the copper panel to act as a warm visual foundation, while thicker peach, ivory, and white strokes rise forward from the surface.
- Materials: Heavy-body oil paint on prepared copper panel, applied with brushes and soft blending tools to create both textured ridges and atmospheric transitions.
Collector Note
Exodus is a luminous abstract landscape for collectors drawn to atmosphere, texture, and quiet emotional presence. Its copper surface, soft palette, and panoramic scale make it a sophisticated addition to a home, office, or growing fine art collection.
Inventory Status: Available for purchase online or in the gallery.
Shipping / Pickup: Shipping is available, with items securely packaged in professional archival materials, insured, and shipped globally; complimentary local pickup is also available at our 23 North Main Street gallery.
