Desert Glow - Print on Canvas — Alcohol Ink Painting by Ilona Mercier©

A stretched matte canvas that brings a desert dusk to your wall with rich, painterly color and a soft, museum-style finish. Layers of turquoise, gold, and ember wash across the sky while silhouetted Joshua trees and soaring birds anchor the scene. The 1.25" depth gives the piece presence without overwhelming a room, and the soft matte surface reduces glare so the subtleties of the alcohol ink gradients remain visible from different angles. This canvas suits a calm living room corner, a sunlit hallway, or a quiet studio where nature and color are welcome companions.

Product features
- Matte, 1.25" stretched canvas with soft, non-reflective finish
- Printed with UL-certified Greenguard Gold latex inks (non-toxic)
- Stretched on radiata pine from FSC-certified renewable forests
- Soft rubber dots on back plus included hanging hardware for stable wall mount
- Available in horizontal, vertical, and square orientations across 60 sizes

Care instructions
- If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

	8" x 10" (Vertical)	9" x 12" (Vertical)	11″ x 14″ (Vertical)	16" x 20" (Vertical)	24" x 30" (Vertical)
Width, in	8.00	9.00	11.00	16.00	24.00
Height, in	10.00	12.00	14.00	20.00	30.00
Depth, in	1.25	1.25	1.25	1.25	1.25

 

 

Ilona Mercier is an alcohol ink artist who captures the delicate dance between control and spontaneity.   The "Dual Nature" Approach (Modern & Sophisticated)

 

This version highlights the contrast in her work, making her technical skill feel like a superpower.

Fourteen years ago, Ilona Mercier encountered the electric vibrancy of alcohol inks and never looked back. What began as a fascination with her sister-in-law's work evolved into a decade-plus obsession with mastering the "uncontrollable."

Today, Ilona’s portfolio exists at two ends of a striking artistic spectrum. In one moment, she is a conductor of precision, commanding the inks into intricate, detail-oriented compositions. In the next, she steps back, allowing the medium to pulse and flow with raw spontaneity. This constant dance between rigid control and total freedom defines her work—a duality that has earned her a featured spot in Cathy Taylor’s Pigments of Your Imagination II. For Ilona, the beauty isn't just in the color; it's in the challenge of the ink itself.

https://www.amazon.com/Pigments-Your-Imagination-Creating-Alcohol

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