Artwork Flower Painting Van Gogh and a hush of evening

and a hush of evening settles over the scene

letting cobalt bleed into slate grey and pale ochre so that the stone seems half dissolved in sea mist

Hang it above a wooden console in a study or behind a leather reading chair

The high vantage strips away sky and shore

Set against soft greys and pale upholstery

Artwork Flower Painting Van Gogh and a hush of eveningThis sumptuous floral still life gathers an abundant bouquet spilling from a woven wicker basket, painted in the rich tradition of the old Flemish masters. Pink and white tulips, blue hydrangeas, a creamy magnolia, scarlet lilies and ivory anemones crowd together against a deep, shadowed background of dark foliage. Smaller blooms, seed heads and a striped shell tumble onto the ledge below the basket, every petal caught in soft, glowing light. The