Woodland Embrace

Haleh Mashian

Mixed media on canvas (Framed) 

60 x 48″ (153 x 122 cm)

Haleh Mashian’s “Woodland Embrace” is a distinctive mixed media painting that captures the essence of a dense, layered forest through bold texture, rich contrasts, and unexpected bursts of color. The verticality of the tree trunks creates a rhythmic repetition, a signature element in Mashian’s work that enhances the sense of depth and movement.

The earthy browns, deep blacks, and crisp whites ground the composition, evoking the sturdy resilience of bark and the interplay of shadow and light in the woods. Yet, woven within this natural palette are streaks of vivid blues, greens, yellows, and reds, disrupting expectation and introducing an almost magical, dreamlike quality. These color infusions suggest the changing seasons, the glint of sunlight on wet bark, or the quiet shimmer of a hidden world within the trees.

Mashian’s approach to abstraction allows the forest to exist beyond literal representation. “Woodland Embrace” conveys the emotional weight of being surrounded by towering trees, the feeling of stepping into a space that is at once vast and intimate–making it a prized item for art collectors and interior designers.