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Kindle: Tall Flames in Painterly Swirls

A tall, narrow image of a fire with bright yellow, orange and white flames rising from glowing embers on a log. The dark brown and black background is filled with swirling, looping shapes. The whole surface has a thick, painterly texture like oil paint.

A fire you can feel the heat of, painted thickly enough that you want to step closer. The white-yellow flame core burns against a near-black ground of looping, paisley-like swirls, and the whole surface has the ridged look of heavy oil paint. Many fire images are literal and flat. This one has an expressive, hand-worked surface and a very tall, narrow shape. It suits a slim wall where most art doesn't fit.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski