Landscape Tree Painting Monet unbroken darkness

unbroken darkness

lending the creature a calm

growing presence that keeps a space feeling alive

softening the dark lower slopes into a sea of cloud

dots and stitched patterns picked out in blue

Landscape Tree Painting Monet unbroken darknessA magnificent ancient oak dominates the foreground, its gnarled, moss covered trunk anchored among rocks and its broad canopy spreading in tones of fresh and golden green. Beyond the tree, a gentle valley opens onto a quiet lake, rolling green hills and a range of soft blue mountains beneath a clear sky scattered with light cloud. Sunlight filters through the leaves, picking out the texture of the bark and the lushness of the surrounding foliage. The