Eucalyptus Tree Painting Van Gogh stone and off-white walls

stone and off-white walls

the painting has the spontaneous

their plumage a riot of scarlet

while the muzzle and brow catch warm amber light against deep

Around it the paint spins outward in two opposing currents: a cool pool of turquoise and deep navy on one side

Eucalyptus Tree Painting Van Gogh stone and off-white wallsA grove of slender eucalyptus trees fills this painting, their tall straight trunks rising like pale columns through a sunlit woodland. Warm late day light slips between the trees and falls across a forest floor of soft green grass, while ribbons of bark peel from the smooth bark in shades of cream, grey and amber. Deeper in the grove the trunks gather into shadow, and a wooded hillside closes the scene behind them. The photographic detail captures