Guiding Light

Title of the Painting: Guiding Light
Technique: Mixed media painting
Material: Canvas panel, texture paste, marble paste, acrylic paints, protective varnish
Painting size: 20 × 20 cm (7.9 × 7.9 in)
Framed size: 23 × 23 cm (9.1 × 9.1 in)
Frame: White wooden shadow box frame with protective glass and hanging hardware included. Frame depth: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Year: 2026

Price: From €39 to €249

Original artwork available.

Custom sizes available upon request:
40 × 40 cm (15.7 × 15.7 in)
60 × 60 cm (23.6 × 23.6 in)
80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in)

• Artistic Style: Symbolic minimalist mixed media painting with expressive texture, abstract elements and contemporary coastal influences
• Theme of the Painting: A solitary lighthouse rises above the blue sea, symbolising guidance, hope, protection, inner strength and the ability to find one’s way through uncertain times.
• Emotions Evoked: Hope, serenity, security, reflection, determination, inner balance and a sense of returning home
• Ideal Places for Display: Modern and coastal interiors, minimalist living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, home offices, reading corners, meditation rooms, seaside homes and contemporary apartments
• Description:
• Guiding Light is an original mixed media lighthouse painting by Liliia Kaluzhyna (Alika), inspired by the search for direction, emotional stability and the quiet certainty that light remains visible even during difficult times.
• At the centre of the composition, a solitary lighthouse rises against an expressive blue-and-white coastal background. The lighthouse represents guidance, protection and inner strength, while the surrounding sea and open sky suggest movement, uncertainty and the endless possibilities of life.
• Birds flying above the lighthouse introduce a feeling of freedom and distance. They strengthen the connection between the earth, sea and sky while adding a sense of movement to the compact composition.
• Expressive layers of texture paste, marble paste and acrylic paint create a tactile surface inspired by waves, rocks, wind and reflected light. The limited blue, white and dark navy palette gives the artwork a calm yet powerful atmosphere.
• This symbolic textured painting may be interpreted as a reminder to trust one’s inner direction, to remain hopeful during uncertain periods or to continue moving toward a place of safety, clarity and belonging.
• The lighthouse also evokes the idea of returning home — not only as a physical destination, but as a return to emotional balance, personal values and one’s authentic self.
• The original 20 × 20 cm artwork is created on a canvas panel and presented in a white wooden shadow box frame under protective glass. Its compact format makes it suitable for display on a wall, shelf, console table, in a hallway, reading corner, home office or as part of a curated gallery wall.
• Larger versions are available by commission while preserving the central lighthouse composition, blue-and-white colour palette, textured technique and symbolic meaning of the original artwork.
• Signed by the artist.
• One-of-a-kind original artwork available.
• Framed and ready to display.
• Hanging hardware included.
• Custom sizes available upon request.