Wandering Souls - framed mixed media painting

In the shimmering veil of an eternal dusk, where whispers of ancient folklore dance on the breeze, there unfolds a painted enchantment—a canvas alive with the pulse of hidden wonders. At its center lurks a enigmatic fox, his sleek form captured in strokes of fiery crimson and shadowed earth tones, his fur rippling like a cloak woven from autumn’s last breath. Eyes aglow with the cunning of starlit secrets, he tilts his head ever so slightly, revealing the whimsical intruder nestled in his ear: a sprightly mouse, tiny paws clutching the curve as if it were a throne of velvet, its beady gaze twinkling with mischievous spells untold. Is this rodent a guardian of forgotten lore, murmuring incantations that bend the wild to the fox’s will, or a playful familiar escaped from a wizard’s tale?

Arching overhead, the night sky unfurls like a tapestry of deepest sapphire, embroidered with fireflies that twirl in luminous ballet—each one a wandering soul or a fragment of fallen star, their soft golden lights tracing arcane symbols across the void. Swirls of ethereal mist blend the boundaries between earth and ether, casting a gentle radiance that illuminates the duo in a halo of pure magic, where predator and prey forge an alliance against the encroaching shadows.

This painting is no ordinary vision; it is a doorway to a realm of fabled whimsy, beckoning the beholder to step into its glow and heed the silent symphony of firefly wings and whispered confidences between fox and mouse.

Floating hand painted wood frame 15x12”, 2.25” deep (metallic paint) Original art size 14x11”

Mixed media