Jardin d'Hiver 2026-Oil, Impasto and Gold Leaf
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while savouring for the summer left behind. Rather than replicating natural colour, Yi limits the palette to three tones chosen intuitively on the day of painting, heightening contrast, mood, and dreamlike intensity. Gold leaf functions as a metaphoric threshold between time and presence, sealing memory into a timeless visual realm.
This one-of-a-kind artwork reflects Yi’s signature exploration of memory, seasonality, and materiality, offering collectors a deeply personal and contemplative contemporary landscape.
More about the painting:
Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein air, Shizico revisits the Dahlias Collection in her garden during the summer. This series is a joyful tribute to those cherished moments, through painting, she transforms her studio into a winter garden—bringing summer to life on canvas, based on the images of her summer garden the year before.
To Shizico, dahlias symbolise resilience and longevity. Their long blooming season, stretching from summer into the early winter chill, brings much-needed colour to the herbaceous border of her garden during the duller months.
Shizico is also exploring the medium of impasto in this series which enhances the vivid brushstrokes with a three-dimensional surface. By sculpting the florals into textured forms, the paintings further capture the energy and vibrancy of summer on canvas.
Colour in this series departs from naturalistic representation. Yi limits each painting to a restrained palette of three tones, chosen intuitively in response to mood. This intentional restriction pushes contrast, harmony, and tonal depth, lending the works a dreamlike quality.
Gold leaf once again functions as a conceptual threshold—gilding the canvas to mark the separation between memory and presence, time and suspension—sealing summer into a timeless realm.
*Artist’s Lifetime Warranty is offered for this original work.
-We offer you Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original painting; the only kind of warranty in the art market from a gallery.
About the Artist
Dr. Shizico Yi, the UK artist working on installations, films and paintings; the documentary nature of her work often concerns about the loss, repetition, the everyday subject and memories .
With design and film background, Shizico combines her interests making installation projects which relate to artist's personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK 2017; she had completed a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL. London. She is also the Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013 Los Angels. USA.
Shizico Yi is available for commission , the artwork can meet your brief, budget and deadline, just contact us here or email, gsystudiogallery@gmail.com
Notes:
Guarantee International End to End tracking by Royal Mail, with only £19 flat-rate worldwide.
Free Shipping in the UK.
We offer Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork. Please keep the Certificate as the proof, if in need, just contact us for the conservation process.
Frames in the pictures are not included. If you need advice on framing, just give us a shout.
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while savouring for the summer left behind. Rather than replicating natural colour, Yi limits the palette to three tones chosen intuitively on the day of painting, heightening contrast, mood, and dreamlike intensity. Gold leaf functions as a metaphoric threshold between time and presence, sealing memory into a timeless visual realm.
This one-of-a-kind artwork reflects Yi’s signature exploration of memory, seasonality, and materiality, offering collectors a deeply personal and contemplative contemporary landscape.
More about the painting:
Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein air, Shizico revisits the Dahlias Collection in her garden during the summer. This series is a joyful tribute to those cherished moments, through painting, she transforms her studio into a winter garden—bringing summer to life on canvas, based on the images of her summer garden the year before.
To Shizico, dahlias symbolise resilience and longevity. Their long blooming season, stretching from summer into the early winter chill, brings much-needed colour to the herbaceous border of her garden during the duller months.
Shizico is also exploring the medium of impasto in this series which enhances the vivid brushstrokes with a three-dimensional surface. By sculpting the florals into textured forms, the paintings further capture the energy and vibrancy of summer on canvas.
Colour in this series departs from naturalistic representation. Yi limits each painting to a restrained palette of three tones, chosen intuitively in response to mood. This intentional restriction pushes contrast, harmony, and tonal depth, lending the works a dreamlike quality.
Gold leaf once again functions as a conceptual threshold—gilding the canvas to mark the separation between memory and presence, time and suspension—sealing summer into a timeless realm.
*Artist’s Lifetime Warranty is offered for this original work.
-We offer you Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original painting; the only kind of warranty in the art market from a gallery.
About the Artist
Dr. Shizico Yi, the UK artist working on installations, films and paintings; the documentary nature of her work often concerns about the loss, repetition, the everyday subject and memories .
With design and film background, Shizico combines her interests making installation projects which relate to artist's personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK 2017; she had completed a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL. London. She is also the Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013 Los Angels. USA.
Shizico Yi is available for commission , the artwork can meet your brief, budget and deadline, just contact us here or email, gsystudiogallery@gmail.com
Notes:
Guarantee International End to End tracking by Royal Mail, with only £19 flat-rate worldwide.
Free Shipping in the UK.
We offer Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork. Please keep the Certificate as the proof, if in need, just contact us for the conservation process.
Frames in the pictures are not included. If you need advice on framing, just give us a shout.