Framed semi-abstract painting of red maple leaves with layers of light and shadow on a grey autumn day by Julia Brown
Semi-abstract painting of red and crimson maple leaves with layers of light and shadow on a grey autumn day by Julia Brown
Room showing the Escape from The Grey collection of 4 small oil paintings by Julia Brown, hanging over a lamp and gold and red cushions
an image showing the back of Escape from the Grey oil painting by Julia Brown
A close-up image showing a black wood frame and surface detail from Escape from the Grey oil painting by Julia Brown
Framed semi-abstract painting of red maple leaves with layers of light and shadow on a grey autumn day by Julia Brown
Semi-abstract painting of red and crimson maple leaves with layers of light and shadow on a grey autumn day by Julia Brown
Room showing the Escape from The Grey collection of 4 small oil paintings by Julia Brown, hanging over a lamp and gold and red cushions
an image showing the back of Escape from the Grey oil painting by Julia Brown
A close-up image showing a black wood frame and surface detail from Escape from the Grey oil painting by Julia Brown

Escape From the Grey

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Details

Oil and acrylic on paper-laminated panel, 2025

14.9 x 21 x 0.3 cm | 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 in

Framed Dimensions: 16 x 22.2 x 2.8 cm | 6.3 x 8.7 x 1.1 in

Signed on reverse.

 

This painting is for those days when the world feels dull.

I glanced up, and there it was—a canopy of riotous colour in a grey supermarket car park on a dreary October afternoon. Light through fiery-red backlit leaves, rich with crimson and gold. This painting is one of four that captures that fleeting moment.

This piece started as a loose charcoal scrawl, with scrapes of acrylic paint and splashes of colour added as a base. It became something increasingly meditative as I slowed down and added oil paint to show the filtering light and dimensions of leaves. You can see where the brush scratched back, where the paint clings and slips, and the history of the painting in its layers.

Teal, rust and deep maroon stains, scrapes and shadows against the palest green-grey sky.

A jewel-like little painting which lights the wall up, it's a hopeful defiance of mundanity.

This is from a body of work exploring the Japanese concept of 'Komorebi' (the feeling and atmosphere of light filtering through trees).

 

Framed in a contemporary black wood tray frame and ready to hang.

Finished with a low-sheen varnish for protection.

Shipped free of charge to the UK and Ireland.

If you live outside the UK, please contact me for an international shipping quote before making your purchase.

SHIPPING, DELIVERY & RETURNS

SHIPPING:

Each painting is shipped out of my studio in Yorkshire within 2 weeks of the purchase date.
Artwork is signed, varnished and prepared for safe shipment. It will then be boxed or crated to ensure it arrives with you in perfect condition. All originals are dispatched by courier, tracked and insured, or if you are local to West Yorkshire, UK I can deliver by hand by arrangement.

DELIVERY:

Once your order has been processed, I will be in touch within 48hrs to arrange a convenient delivery date.

RETURNS:

Artworks can be returned (insured) providing they are undamaged and in all of the original packaging.

If you would like to return a purchase, or in the unfortunate event your purchase arrives damaged, please follow the steps on the How to Return Artworks page.

I do not accept returns on sale/discounted items, bespoke framed artwork, or any artwork that is made to commission or personalised in any way.

PACKAGING

Original artwork is signed (sometimes on the reverse), wrapped in oil-resistant glassine paper (or tissue if a non-oil based media), and layers of protective packaging, before being boxed. Corners are protected and the package is marked fragile so that it arrives in pristine condition ready for you to hang.

Each original includes a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist for provenance.

About the Artist


Julia Brown is a UK-based painter creating quiet, immersive works rooted in light, texture and the natural world. Her paintings invite stillness, reflection, and sensory connection.

Her work explores the emotional experience of place—especially the fleeting beauty of Komorebi—the Japanese concept of sunlight filtering through trees.

She exhibits regularly across the UK, has been shortlisted for the New Light Art Prize and the Cooper Prize, and teaches at North Light Art School in West Yorkshire.