A painting of a forest fire with quinacridone red flames rising among silhouetted tall trees in the background.
Original wildfire painting "Nightwood" by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon depicting red flames rising through silhouetted tall forest trees.
Original wildfire painting "Nightwood" by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon depicting red flames rising through silhouetted tall forest trees.
Original wildfire painting "Nightwood" by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon depicting red flames rising through silhouetted tall forest trees.
Original painting by Jeff Dillon. A painting of a forest fire with quinacridone red flames rising among silhouetted tall trees in the background.

#89 – Nightwood – Original Painting

Sale price$6,400
SKU: 89F
Original Painting Size: 24" x 36"
Original Date: March 2016

A landscape painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon, this original artwork captures a forest fire within a Canadian wilderness environment. Created in heavy body acrylic on canvas, the piece emphasizes layered brushwork, movement, and atmospheric intensity, reflecting both the destructive force and regenerative cycle of nature.

Forest fires are rarely depicted in art, yet they carry a powerful duality of devastation and renewal. Here, intense quinacridone red flames dominate the composition, dissolving the surrounding landscape into heat and motion. Within this intensity lies the idea of transformation, where fire becomes part of nature’s ongoing cycle of rebirth and regrowth.

The accompanying Certificate of Authenticity is also hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Part of Jeff Dillon’s ongoing body of original paintings as a contemporary Canadian landscape artist based in Ontario, Canada.