Bear Portrait Painting Monet where its honeyed yellows can

where its honeyed yellows can warm a dining nook or breakfast corner

A quiet invitation to slow right down and wander

it is a quiet reminder that the finest hours are often the slowest ones

The composition draws the gaze upward

Five panels open onto a hidden Asian valley where slender waterfalls spill in pale ribbons down a tall

Bear Portrait Painting Monet where its honeyed yellows canA wide eyed bear cub gazes straight out from a riotous wreath of flowers, its soft fawn fur framed by crimson poppies, violet roses and sapphire petals. Trailing stems, leaves and tiny buds spill around the face in a painterly tangle of colour, giving the portrait the feel of an illustrated fairy tale. The expression is gentle and curious, the kind that holds a child's attention and invites a name. Warmth and playfulness radiate from every