Evening Oasis is one of my abstract reverse hand painted chandeliers. It’s different because of the vast areas that have cool aqua colors. It’s a gorgeous piece and yet very different from so many of my abstract themed painted glass chandeliers.

Personally, my home has a lot of aqua colors. I’m always accenting with watery blues—ocean colors whereas my mother always chooses hot fiesta and fall colors, a color palate that has been all the rage for a few years as it is energizing and cheerful.

What I like about blues and water colors are their soothing effect. Most of the rest of my color palate in this piece contains cooler versions of hues. Magenta colors are cool as are the violets that I am using.

Green is also a soothing, calming color. Evening Oasis does have a section with those hot fiesta yellows and oranges but it is less pronounced in this particular piece.

All of my reverse hand painted chandeliers are  painted by me, Jenny Floravita, and are originals. A lot of time and thought goes into the painting process. My form of reverse glass painting requires the ability to both plan and yet be very spontaneous. It is like being fluid in a language. People have often asked me how I was introduced to this art form: and it was through an interior designer many years ago. Since then my style has blossomed. I also cannot emphasize enough that my fixtures are my hand forged designs and my glass bowls are fired and created here, my my studio—these are not big box lighting fixtures that I’m simply painting with. A lot of work goes into each of my reverse hand painted chandeliers before my brush ever hits the glass. At this point, a lot of years have also gone into the way in which I now create my work. Art is an evolution.