And With Dawn, the Thaw (2025) Original Oil Painting by Mark Thirlwell

A quiet winter field begins to loosen under the first warmth of dawn. Tall, frost‑caught grasses rise through patches of melting snow, their ochres and umbers catching the low light. A run of fence posts leads the eye across the thawing ground toward distant trees, where the land shifts from cold blue shadow into soft mineral greens. Above, the sky moves gently from pale blue into a band of warm yellow‑orange, suggesting the moment the day breaks and the freeze gives way. Painterly, atmospheric, and rooted in place, the work captures the stillness of winter meeting the first promise of spring.

Materials used:

Oils on canbas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 40 x 60 x 1.5cm (unframed) / 40 x 60cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky