Gallery Midnight
Autumn Frost
Autumn Frost
by Johny Midnight
An early morning on the Common under pale frost - two children side by side, figures silhouetted against white ground and a purpled, blush-tinted sky at the edge of sunrise.
Limited edition fine art prints, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition is sold out, it will not be reproduced.
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Artwork Description
The foreground is washed in cool whites and silvery tones, suggesting frost settled across the open ground. Two children move side by side, their forms dark against the luminous surface, seemingly mid-conversation. Beyond them, figures and dog walkers appear as soft silhouettes scattered across the landscape. The background dissolves into purples, greys and blush tones, hinting at an early sunrise filtering through mist and autumn foliage. Brushwork is expressive and layered - textures built into the surface rather than defined at the edge. Trees glow faintly with warm rust and rose, contrasting with the cool frost below. The result is atmospheric rather than literal: a memory of a morning, felt rather than described.
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Artist's Insight
I wanted to paint the atmosphere of a frosty morning on the Common - that quality of light where everything is slightly blurred and the ground seems to glow. Figures become silhouettes in conditions like that. You lose the individual and gain the collective - all these shapes moving through white space. I reduced the colour palette deliberately: the frost does the work of simplifying the world, and I followed that lead. The warm tones in the trees are the only thing pushing back against the cold. It's a painting about transition - autumn becoming winter, darkness becoming light.
Original Artwork Information
Artwork year created: 2015
Original artwork size: 90 x 65
Original artwork medium: Oil on canvas
Original artwork status: SOLD
Print Details
Gallery Midnight limited edition fine art prints are available in A2 and A3 sizes. Edition sizes vary depending on the artwork.
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Edition Details
- A3 Limited Edition of 100
- A2 Limited Edition of 100
- Printed on archival matt fine art paper
- Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
- Certificate of authenticity included
Framing
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Original paintings are typically presented on stretched canvas and do not require framing.
Please contact the gallery for framing advice or to arrange framing
Shipping
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Packaging
Limited Edition Prints
All limited edition prints are carefully packaged in protective cardboard tubes to ensure they arrive safely and in excellent condition. This method protects the artwork during transit and allows the print to be professionally framed once received.
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About the Artist
Johny is a painter and founder of Gallery Midnight in Balham. His work is often described as “abstract on reality”, capturing familiar landscapes, seascapes and city scenes with expressive colour and movement. Influenced by a life spent between London, the Alps and the Caribbean, his paintings explore changing light, atmosphere and energy, inviting viewers to see well-known places in new and unexpected ways.
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