Hippopotamus Painting Size:60"x40" There is a deep stillness

There is a deep stillness here

A single palm frond arcs across this monochrome study

soft pink and blond wood

the drive of the horses matched by the drive of the hand that painted them

echoed by touches of brass or amber in the room

Hippopotamus Painting Size:60"x40" There is a deep stillnessA hippopotamus rests half submerged in a still, dark waterway, only its broad face and rounded ears breaking the surface among floating lily pads. Beads of water cling to its grey skin and rounded ears, while two pale yellow water lilies bloom nearby and the reflection of its muzzle ripples faintly below. The dim, mossy greens of the background give the scene a hushed, almost secretive atmosphere, lit by gentle highlights on the wet hide. There is a