Hippopotamus Painting Size:60"x40" amber and red

amber and red

echoed by touches of brass or amber in the room

A grey heron stands poised at the water's edge

This view celebrates the unhurried peace of cultivated nature at its loveliest hour

Behind them a blazing sun sinks through bands of orange

Hippopotamus Painting Size:60"x40" amber and redA hippopotamus rests half submerged in a still, dark waterway, only its broad face and rounded ears breaking the surface among floating lily pads. Beads of water cling to its grey skin and rounded ears, while two pale yellow water lilies bloom nearby and the reflection of its muzzle ripples faintly below. The dim, mossy greens of the background give the scene a hushed, almost secretive atmosphere, lit by gentle highlights on the wet hide. There is a