This commanding acrylic painting,

"Amber Dreams,"

completed in 2017, stands as a testament to Maria Oosthuizen's incredible journey and mastery, a deeply personal piece she chose to keep within her private collection of fewer than 20 artworks out of her prolific 3885. The artwork dramatically captures a majestic tall ship, sails billowing, cutting through a textured, tumultuous sea under a sky of dynamic clouds. A prominent red flag at the masthead adds a powerful, almost symbolic, element.

The sheer scale and intricate detail of the ship, combined with the raw energy of the ocean and sky, showcase a profound evolution in Maria's ability to render complex subjects with vivid realism and evocative brushwork. Her distinctive texture, so present in her spiritual and everyday scenes, here evokes the vastness and power of the open water. There's a palpable sense of adventure, freedom, and perhaps a journey embarked upon or deeply contemplated. What compels an artist of Maria's stature to hold onto such a work, a mere fraction of her vast output? Perhaps it's the embodiment of an unspoken dream, a personal quest for new horizons, or the very spirit of her artistic voyage captured on canvas.

Various sizes available.

Specifications: High quality, Fine Art Canvas Print done on premium water-resistant matte canvas, using archival pigment inks to ensure permanence of colour and stretched onto a wooden frame.

*NEW* - Framing can also be added.

Our latest addition, the floating box frame, labelled: "Framed Stretched Canvas", brings a contemporary and versatile touch to our stunning full face canvas prints.

GO BIGGER AND SPEND LESS WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW FRAMED OPTION!!

Shipping terms:

The Canvas prints are shipped from South Africa, so please allow approximately 2 weeks of shipping time to your country. 

If the shipping address is outside of South Africa, it will be shipped unstretched, in a tube.