Description

Moon Memories with Sunshine Sunnies (2026)

Original Fine Art Painting by Ashvin Harrison

Artwork Description:

The people we love become part of the way we see the world. Moon Memories with Sunshine Sunnies transforms that idea into a deeply personal portrait, created as a private commission centred around family, memory and the moments that remain with us.

At first, the hand painted woman appears poised beneath an extraordinary eruption of colour, her monochromatic realism contrasting against a vivid atmosphere of yellow, orange, violet, green, turquoise, pink and red. Look closer. However, and the sunglasses reveal the true heart of the artwork. Reflected across the lenses are four boys standing together beside a lake at sunset, their silhouettes held within the warm final light of the day. The reflection turns the glasses into more than an accessory—they become windows into the memories and people through which she sees her life.

A small moon forms her earring, introducing another quiet symbol within the portrait. Against the blazing colour and warmth surrounding her, the moon suggests time, constancy and the cycles of life—a subtle celestial presence accompanying the family captured in the sunset.

The sweeping abstract splashes appear almost like thoughts radiating beyond the figure, bringing together memory and imagination within Ashvin Harrison’s distinctive Motusrealism style. Detailed coconut charcoal realism grounds the portrait while acrylic and oil paint transform the space around her into something emotional rather than literal.

Created specifically for its collector, Moon Memories with Sunshine Sunnies is ultimately a portrait of connection: four boys, one sunset and a collection of memories carried wherever life goes next.

Details:

Title: Moon Memories with Sunshine Sunnies (2026)
Artist: Ashvin Harrison
Medium: Coconut charcoal powder, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
Size: 40 x 30 inches (101 x 76 cm)
Canvas: Museum-grade stretched canvas on 1.5 inch (4 cm) hardwood timber frame
Style: Motusrealism, contemporary realism, abstract expressionism, figurative fine art
Artwork Type: Original commissioned artwork
Finish: Archival protective coating
Authenticity: Signed on the front and accompanied by certificate of authenticity
Shipping: Professionally packaged and shipped worldwide with full insurance

Additional Artwork Information

Ashvin Harrison paints realistic artworks inspired by real life posing people and nature, photographs or imagination. Also, all artworks have a charcoal dust element to them. This painting, like most pieces, is a mixture of acrylics, acrylic medium thinners, acrylic medium flows and also mixing additives with charcoal dust paint. This completely new made up approach to create art is a large part of Ashvin’s fast growing popularity in the art world.

Please contact me if you would like to see more photos or also seek more information about this artwork. All artworks ship for free to any country and also location within. Insurance and import taxes paid for by Ashvin, making for stress free purchasing and arrival of your new painting.

If this artwork is not the one for you, please check out the Artworks in Stock Page. Contact Ashvin to discuss a custom commissioned artwork. Ashvin can also create on different size formats of rolled or ready to hang artworks. Also, Ashvin offers super sized rolled canvas artworks up to 265cm (104″).