There is something irresistibly optimistic about this painting. A hot air balloon drifts through an expressive landscape rendered in bold, joyful colour — the kind of scene that makes you slow down and feel, just for a moment, that the world is spacious and full of possibility.
Built on a gallery wood panel with a palette knife, the paint has real physical weight and texture. The panel's natural rigidity gives the surface an almost solid, permanent quality that canvas doesn't — this is a piece made to last and be passed down.
It arrives ready to hang and needs no framing. The 12 × 12 square format fits naturally into almost any room, from a hallway to a study to a child's bedroom grown into an art collection.
This is a one-of-a-kind original. Once it sells, it is gone.
Painting details:
Medium: Oil on gallery wood panel
Size: 12" × 12" × 1.5" (30.5 cm × 30.5 cm)
Style: Expressionist landscape
Finish: Ready to hang, no framing needed
Signed on the front
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Ships carefully packaged from the artist's studio in Quebec, Canada.
Elizabeth Elkin is a professional artist with over 35 years of experience, a member of the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) and the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA). Her work is held in private collections across Canada and internationally.
