Coloured Glass, 2020 _{A Semi-Abstract, Oil on Canvas, Painting}

A luminous arrangement of glass and flowers, softened into pastel light and quiet movement.

Recognizable as a still life yet gently loosened by abstraction, the composition lets vases, blossoms, and tabletop forms drift into one another. Pale blues, turquoise, softened whites, and warm touches of yellow create a calm, airy surface that feels both composed and fluid. The result is decorative in the best sense: visually generous, but never loud.

Shraibman builds the image through softened outlines and interlocking patches of color rather than crisp description. Glass vessels, flowers, and bowls remain legible, but they are simplified into a rhythm of rounded shapes, vertical accents, and lightly shifting planes. That semi-abstract handling keeps the eye moving across the canvas, where transparency, reflection, and object edges are suggested instead of fixed. The painting rewards longer looking through its balance of structure and dissolution: a still life held together by composition, yet constantly loosened by painterly light.

Color and Presence

Color gives this work its distinctive atmosphere. Cool blues and turquoise lead, but they are softened by milky whites, pale greens, and small warm notes that keep the surface from feeling cold. Because the hues are tinted and pastel rather than saturated, the painting has presence without heaviness. It brightens a wall gently, offering a light-filled visual field that feels calm, fresh, and open rather than emphatic.

Where It Fits

At 100 x 100 cm, this painting has enough scale to anchor a living room or lounge while maintaining an easy, welcoming mood. Its softened still-life imagery makes it approachable in shared spaces, and the airy palette suits rooms that benefit from lightness rather than contrast. It also reads beautifully in a guest room, where its calm rhythm and gentle color can create a sense of ease without becoming overly personal or visually demanding.