Olive Canvas Van Gogh while the upper field glows

while the upper field glows with brushed

The repetition of the verticals lends the image a calm

a great molten sphere of crimson and orange filling almost the entire frame

The cubist-leaning treatment gives the subject a modern

Olive Canvas Van Gogh while the upper field glowsA close up study of ripe black olives clustered on the bough, their glossy, deep aubergine skins catching the light against a warm ivory ground. Slender green leaves fan out in every direction, layered in shades from sage to forest, their painterly brushwork lending real depth to the composition. The fruit hangs heavy and full, each olive rounded and lustrous, a few showing soft highlights where the light grazes them. There is something quietly