Colourful Bouquet Oriental Vase Painting Van Gogh melting flowers and grasses into

melting flowers and grasses into a haze of honeyed colour

Light glances across the waxy surfaces

lending the composition the hush of an old botanical study

Hung in a study or reading nook with warm earthy walls

It sits beautifully on a console in an entryway or above a kitchen worktop

Colourful Bouquet Oriental Vase Painting Van Gogh melting flowers and grasses intoThis opulent still life overflows with colour, massing a luxuriant bouquet in an oriental vase decorated with delicate painted patterns. Golden lilies, blushing hibiscus, scarlet blooms and sprays of blue delphinium tumble together in joyful profusion, glowing against a deep, shadowy background that makes every hue sing. Painted in a lush old master manner, the petals are rich with detail and depth, while scattered blossoms and trailing stems soften