Turner Snow Storm Landscape Painting Van Gogh as if the animal paused

as if the animal paused just for us

The petals are veined with white and lit from within

while a faint earthen path winds back into the shaded thicket of trees

Place it behind a low sofa in a living room dressed in beige and walnut

atmospheric treatment strips the scene to silver and slate

Turner Snow Storm Landscape Painting Van Gogh as if the animal pausedThis tempestuous seascape plunges the viewer into the heart of a snow storm, where a small steamboat is engulfed by a swirling vortex of grey, white and stormy blue. Spray, snow and cloud spiral around a faint burst of amber light at the centre, the only warmth amid the churning sea and sky. The vessel, barely visible through the blizzard, leans into waves that rise and dissolve in furious, sweeping brushwork. The whole canvas trembles with raw