Bearded Iris Painting Size:40"x60" the kind that ends with

the kind that ends with the scent of woodsmoke and the year turning quietly inward

An afternoon by the river

salmon and warm pink with glints of golden orange along the edges

a landscape stripped to its bones yet strangely peaceful

Its gentle yellows and greens harmonise with linen tones

Bearded Iris Painting Size:40"x60" the kind that ends withThis radiant painting brings a cluster of bearded irises into full bloom at the edge of a garden pond, their petals glowing in lilac, violet and rose where the low sun strikes them. Each flower unfurls in elegant layers, the soft falls touched with golden bronze beards that draw the eye to their velvety hearts. Long, strap like leaves rise in deep green spears, while behind them a still stretch of water mirrors the morning light and a blurred lawn