Ethereal Landscapes

Ethereal landscapes are large pieces where the landscape portions tend to be abstract and full of texture, but finer details are also included, typically tiny animals and people. I became interested in this technique when I saw the amazing work of Jenni Inberg. You can find out more about her here:

https://www.jenniinberg.com/

She makes lots of YouTube videos about how to approach these types of paintings. You start with a sponge to blend the background colors together, and then use a pallet knife to add texture. Finally you add the tiny animals. It is much more difficult than it looks! The only downside I think to working on these types of painting is selling and storing the originals. They tend to be on the larger side so that the tiny portions are visible, which means finding a buyer with a lot of space on their wall. One detail that I discovered I like to add is shimmer! I spray it on after the background is complete but before the texture is added so that it looks like it is sparkling out from underneath the painting.