A wood nymph admires her flourishing forest with love and gratitude along a narrow treeline. Her fury, feathered, and fuzzy friends at her side as she greets each of them with a warm embrace. Protected. Safe. Loved.
This painting started as something entirely different. I knew I wanted to paint the forest and its inhabitants in order to capture the peace within nature. The warmth that the world can offer and the calm that accompanies it. As the piece progressed it changed to include the hidden, the misunderstood, and the ever important protectors of the world. So often we forget that a knock-on-wood is a request from the Wood Nymphs to protect us.
So let us embrace nature’s protectors and invite her into our home as a visual reminder of those would live to serve those who cannot protect themselves.
A wood nymph admires her flourishing forest with love and gratitude along a narrow treeline. Her fury, feathered, and fuzzy friends at her side as she greets each of them with a warm embrace. Protected. Safe. Loved.
This painting started as something entirely different. I knew I wanted to paint the forest and its inhabitants in order to capture the peace within nature. The warmth that the world can offer and the calm that accompanies it. As the piece progressed it changed to include the hidden, the misunderstood, and the ever important protectors of the world. So often we forget that a knock-on-wood is a request from the Wood Nymphs to protect us.
So let us embrace nature’s protectors and invite her into our home as a visual reminder of those would live to serve those who cannot protect themselves.
“Protected” by Manda May Layman
Oil on Canvas - Giclee Print
2025
*Giclee printing refers to top-tier prints crafted with cutting-edge inkjet printers, archival inks, and premium media. Its unmatched quality and durability make it the ideal choice for exquisite fine art and photo reproductions. All prints are printed using this method on Photo Rag paper.
