Oyster Painting Frame:Poplar prestige its slender fronds fanning outward

its slender fronds fanning outward like a feather caught mid-sway

The theme is the unexpected flowering of arid country

almost meditative intimacy

Stand it over a fireplace where its warmth answers the firelight

Bold diagonal slashes of yellow

Oyster Painting Frame:Poplar prestige its slender fronds fanning outwardA single open oyster rests on rugged coastal rock, painted with loose, confident brushwork that revels in texture. The shell's pearly interior glows in soft creams and shell pink, its frilled outer edge built up in layered strokes of grey, ochre and brown. Around it, sea washed stones and clumps of fleshy green samphire spread across the canvas, with a glimpse of shallow water catching light at the top. The painterly handling gives the rock pool a