# Picnic Three figures walk away from the viewer down a sandy path in this acrylic on canvas, bags slung over their shoulders and sun hats in place, a pair of small dogs trotting ahead of them toward a distant sea. Da Fonseca Ilić paints the scrubby coastal greenery in loose, confident strokes of sage and olive, leaving the figures rendered simply, from behind, so the viewer follows their path rather than their faces. The sandy trail winds gently through the brush, catching warm light along its edges, while the small dogs add a sense of motion and playfulness to an otherwise still, contemplative scene. Compact and narrative, this piece suits an entryway, a mudroom, or a casual den where its easy, sun-drenched mood can set the tone for the room. It has the unforced charm of a snapshot from a shared afternoon outdoors, the kind of quiet coastal ritual da Fonseca Ilić has returned to often since settling in Mexico, where daily walks along the shore became part of her creative process. Javiera da Fonseca Ilić is a Chilean painter born in Santiago in 1982, now based in Mexico. She studied Visual Arts at the Universidad de Chile from 2000 to 2005, specializing in painting, and later studied art appreciation under Eugenio Dittborn. Working in oil, acrylic, and spray on canvas, she builds landscapes charged with saturated, sometimes neon color drawn from sunsets, tropical foliage, and architecture. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, including a solo show titled Aura at Back Gallery Project in Vancouver, and fairs such as Art Market San Francisco and Art on Paper New York, most recently the San Francisco Art Fair in 2026. Da Fonseca Ilić treats each canvas as a threshold between the natural and the built world, using color to hold a scene suspended in time. Three figures walk away from the viewer down a sandy path in this acrylic on canvas, bags slung over their shoulders and sun hats in place, a pair of small dogs trotting ahead of them toward a distant sea. Da Fonseca Ilić paints the scrubby coastal greenery in loose, confident strokes of sage and olive, leaving the figures rendered simply, from behind, so the viewer follows their path rather than their faces. The sandy trail winds gently through the brush, catching warm light along its edges, while the small dogs add a sense of motion and playfulness to an otherwise still, contemplative scene. Compact and narrative, this piece suits an entryway, a mudroom, or a casual den where its easy, sun-drenched mood can set the tone for the room. It has the unforced charm of a snapshot from a shared afternoon outdoors, the kind of quiet coastal ritual da Fonseca Ilić has returned to often since settling in Mexico, where daily walks along the shore became part of her creative process. Javiera da Fonseca Ilić is a Chilean painter born in Santiago in 1982, now based in Mexico. She studied Visual Arts at the Universidad de Chile from 2000 to 2005, specializing in painting, and later studied art appreciation under Eugenio Dittborn. Working in oil, acrylic, and spray on canvas, she builds landscapes charged with saturated, sometimes neon color drawn from sunsets, tropical foliage, and architecture. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, including a solo show titled Aura at Back Gallery Project in Vancouver, and fairs such as Art Market San Francisco and Art on Paper New York, most recently the San Francisco Art Fair in 2026. Da Fonseca Ilić treats each canvas as a threshold between the natural and the built world, using color to hold a scene suspended in time. [Browse all works by Javiera da Fonseca Ilic](/collections/javiera-da-fonseca-ilic) ## Details - **Price:** 1300.0 USD - **Vendor:** Art Scout - **Type:** Original Painting - **Tags:** buy original art online, collector art, Contemporary Figurative, figurative, figurative art, figurative painting, Javiera da Fonseca Ilic, landscape, oil painting, original painting, tropical art, wall art ## Variants | Variant | Price | Available | |---------|-------|-----------| | Default Title | 1300.00 USD | In stock | ## Images - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - Picnic by Javiera da Fonseca Ilić ## Additional Information - **Dimensions:** 22"×24" - **Artist Material:** Acrylic on Canvas - **Artist Name:** Javiera da Fonseca Ilić - **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/javiera-da-fonseca-ilic ### About The Artist Content Javiera da Fonseca Ilić (b. 1982, Santiago de Chile) is a visual artist currently based in Mexico. Her practice explores the interconnection between memory, dreams, and energy through material experimentation and conceptual inquiry. Engaging both the microscopic and the cosmic, her abstract compositions investigate the human relationship with nature and the sense of unity between the inner and outer worlds. Da Fonseca Ilić earned her Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Universidad de Chile (2001–2005). She continued her professional development through mentorship programs with Eugenio Dittborn (2008–2009) and Taller Bloc (2013), both in Santiago de Chile. Solo exhibitions include Aguas Latentes (Loot Gallery, Mexico City); When the Subject Chooses the Artist (Loot Gallery, Zihuatanejo); Panorámica Maya (123 Gallery, Mexico City); Memoria Expandida (Casa Equis, Mexico City); and Aura (Monica Reyes Gallery, Vancouver). Da Fonseca Ilić’s work has been featured in numerous international art fairs, including Foire Papier Montréal, Art Toronto, Art on Paper New York, Art Market San Francisco, Art Seattle, The Hamptons Market Art + Design, Art Palm Beach, and Ch.ACO Fair (Santiago). --- > Source: [Art Scout](https://www.artscout.pro/products/picnic) > Updated: 2026-08-28