Violet Leaf (2026) Original Acrylic Painting by Anastassia Skopp

I named this painting after a perfume note. Violet leaf smells green and sharp at first, like a crushed stem, and only a moment later a soft violet shadow appears. You cannot hold it, you can only notice it. I painted it the same way. With the palette knife I placed every leaf on raw linen, greens from moss to lime and violets from lavender to deep plum, thick enough that each one casts its own small shadow. The branches I could only begin. They ran in from the right and thinned out toward the left, and I let the centre stay open, so the pale linen could glow with soft white and yellow light like sun through foliage. One violet leaf came loose on its own and hangs in the air. Top notes: crushed green leaves, a flicker of lime light. Heart: violet petals, plum shadow. Base: raw linen, dark branches, stillness. On a wall it works with pale plaster, warm wood or a deep aubergine colour, and the light in it moves softly with the day. I don’t paint flowers or branches for their own sake. I paint my way of living: holding what can be held, and letting happen what cannot.

Medium: Acrylic and spray paint on 100% linen canvas
Dimensions: 107 × 107 × 3 cm / 42.1 × 42.1 × 1.2 in
Year: 2026
Signed and dated by the artist on the front
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity

Materials used:

acrylic

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 42.13 x 42.13 x 1.18" (unframed) / 42.13 x 42.13" (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Flowers and plants