Hydrangea Flower Painting Monet instinct and the wild north

instinct and the wild north into a single commanding image

unhurried calm that captures the hush of dusk in the wild

and it lifts an open-plan living space just as readily

its black-tipped feathers spread to brake the air and its coral-red bill and legs glowing against a bright summer sky

walnut accents and muted linen

Hydrangea Flower Painting Monet instinct and the wild northThis bright, painterly image presents a full hydrangea bush in flower, its rounded heads clustered in tender pink, lilac and powder blue with buttery yellow centres. Sturdy green leaves with clearly drawn veins cradle the blooms in the foreground, while behind them a soft focus garden glows with more colour and warm light. The petals are rendered with a slightly idealised, almost illustrative finish, giving the scene a cheerful, storybook freshness.