Title: Protection — Practical Magic Series No. 1

Protection is a hand-painted oil pastel talisman-as-canvas from Ralph Brown’s Practical Magic Series — a body of work functioning as visual psychoanalysis for the self-directed inner explorer. At its center, a zoomorphic guardian figure is suspended within geometric sacred space, surrounded by a radiant golden field. The concentric eye symbol watches from above. Carry this image in your space when you need to feel held, seen, and shielded.

“Art as amulet. Symbol as practice.”

This canvas fits homes and studios that celebrate expressive color and modern symbolic forms. It reads like a fragment of story: movement, protective shapes, and small bright accents that spark curiosity. Place it above a low shelf, near a reading nook, or in a clustered gallery wall to add energy and a handcrafted sensibility to everyday moments.

Product features
- Matte, textured cotton-poly canvas printed with UL-certified Greenguard Gold latex inks
- Stretched on a 1.25" radiata pine frame from FSC-certified renewable forests
- Back hanging hardware included and soft rubber dots on bottom back corners to prevent slipping
- Printed using non-toxic, non-flammable latex inks for safe indoor display
- Available in multiple orientations and sizes; minor size tolerance +/- 1/8" (3.2 mm)

Care instructions
- If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.