An abstract textured oil painting showing glimpses of bright light through branches with red, crimson and and teal maple leaves, in a black wood frame
An abstract textured oil painting showing glimpses of bright light through branches with red, crimson and and teal maple leaves
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 Shapes of Light Through Autumn Maple oil painting by Julia Brown
An abstract textured oil painting showing glimpses of bright light through branches with red, crimson and and teal maple leaves, in a black wood frame
An abstract textured oil painting showing glimpses of bright light through branches with red, crimson and and teal maple leaves
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 Shapes of Light Through Autumn Maple oil painting by Julia Brown

Shapes of Light Through Autumn Maple

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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.

 

On a grey afternoon in a mundane car park, I found a fiery red maple tree, and looked up through the stained glass canopy of shifting leaves.

This painting is one of four that captures that fleeting moment. Ever-changing shapes of light through the tangled weave of crimson and red maple leaves. A pause in time where everything slows down, and the world outside melts away.

This semi-abstract painting is rich with layered brushstrokes, scraped textures, and glimpses of teal—the palest green-grey sky teasing through foliage. 

It began with instinctive charcoal marks and a cascade of abstract splatters in acrylic paint, then built up and refined in oils. Each leaf shape is suggested, not explicitly formed, letting your eye piece together the memory.

A jewel-like little painting which will light the wall up in 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.