Buffalo Head Painting Van Gogh soft greys and watery blues

soft greys and watery blues sit beautifully against pale stone walls

It suits a study or home-office wall where its directness keeps you company through the day

a reminder of resilience and gentle curiosity at the ends of the earth

Position it in a bedroom to lend a tranquil

There is fire and fearless drive in this image

Buffalo Head Painting Van Gogh soft greys and watery bluesEmerging from near total darkness, the head of a great American bison fills this brooding portrait, rendered with fine realism in deep charcoal and black. Its shaggy mane and woolly crown are flecked with stray wisps of dried grass, and short curved horns frame a broad, weathered face. The dim light catches one alert amber eye and the moist sheen of the nostrils, drawing every detail of the dense, textured fur from the shadow. The intense, head on