Cali Dreaming Box; original artwork by Jessica Fairley

California, distilled into a box. Cali Dreaming Box is an original oil painting created on the inside lid of a vintage cigar box — a moody, expansive California seascape rendered in deep blue-grey and white, with dramatic sweeping clouds pressing low over a wide, restless ocean and delicate wave lines stretching to the horizon.

There is something deeply meditative about this piece. The palette is cool and understated — pewter sky, silver-blue sea, white foam — and the composition is all openness and breath. Displayed propped open on a table or shelf, the warm wood of the box frames the painting like a stage, while the paint palette marks on the interior add a beautiful glimpse into the artist’s process. One of a kind, entirely California.

• Original oil painting on vintage cigar box lid
• Subject: Moody California open ocean seascape
• Original artwork by Jessica Fairley
• One of a kind — no two are alike
• Ships ready to display