Under the Moonlight

"Under The Moonlight" by Haleh Mashian presents a monochromatic forest scene where tall, slender birch trees emerge from a dark, textured background. The contrast between the stark white bark and deep black surroundings creates a sense of depth and quiet intensity.

Mashian's signature use of dimensional layering adds tactile richness, giving the trees a sculptural quality. The textured surface, combined with the high-contrast palette, evokes the serene yet mysterious atmosphere of a moonlit night. The vertical composition of the trunks suggests movement, as if swaying gently in the night breeze.

This piece captures nature’s quiet elegance and the visual poetry of a nocturnal landscape, making it an impactful addition to contemporary or modern interiors.

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About the Artist

As a painter and creative expressionist, Mashian's abstract works reveal her appreciation of color theory, compositional form, and studying positive and negative space. Working in mixed media and using various techniques from collage to impasto, a repeated layering and application of paint, Mashian's dynamic pieces range from smaller artworks that can be arranged together to large-scale paintings. Her large-paneled paintings have been exhibited nationally in Los Angeles, Miami, and are included in private collections in the United States and abroad.