Animal Oil Painting on Canvas Monet The blue background is worked

The blue background is worked in loose painterly layers

The plumage glows almost translucent where the light passes through

Set it on a dining-room wall to bring colour and conversation to shared meals

long after the lamps are lit

Arrange the panels above a low sideboard in a living space to create a calm

Animal Oil Painting on Canvas Monet The blue background is workedA marmot sits upright on a rocky outcrop in this loosely brushed oil study, its thick coat shifting from cinnamon and ochre across the belly to darker streaks along the back. The animal lifts its muzzle, whiskers catching the light, as though calling across an alpine slope. Around it, sketched tufts of mountain grass and pale grey stone ground the scene, while a soft sky of greys and muted blues sweeps behind in expressive, cloud like strokes. The