Oraibi, Hopi village, Arizona — Fine Art

The earth tones in the painting of Oraibi, Hopi village, Arizona sit close together on a quiet ground. Xavier Martinez works in a tonalist way, so the shapes lose hard outlines and blend into the paper. A brush moves across the sheet and leaves a soft band of colour near the middle.

The frame around this fine art print comes in white, wood, dark wood or black. A white frame keeps the edges clean against the warm tones. A dark wood frame sets the picture apart on the wall. The finish you pick changes how the eye reads the marks.

It sits on a bedroom wall above the bed head. From the bedside you see the pale forms first, and only when you step closer do the brush strokes show.