Mediterranean Citrus Still Life Painting Van Gogh wings spread wide and legs

wings spread wide and legs trailing as they wheel above a field of windblown reeds

Some face left

sweeping oil strokes

its leathery wings stretched to their fullest span and stitched through with delicate ribs of veining

rounded canopies billow in layered greens

Mediterranean Citrus Still Life Painting Van Gogh wings spread wide and legsThis classical still life arranges a generous spread of citrus across a wooden table, with oranges, lemons and limes tumbling around an ornate blue and white ceramic pitcher at the centre. Leafy branches heavy with small green fruit arch behind the gathering, softening the composition against a muted olive wall, while two glossy purple aubergines rest among the fruit for contrast. A halved orange and a cut lemon in the foreground reveal their bright