Flowers Black Background Oil Painting Size:28"x40" Coral and tangerine hibiscus open

Coral and tangerine hibiscus open beside cobalt-blue flowers

impasto brushwork builds a woodland ablaze with autumn

Behind them a lilac mesa and a sky of drifting white clouds set the scene in the open arid wild

The scene brings the bracing energy of a working coastline indoors without losing its calm

Flowers Black Background Oil Painting Size:28"x40" Coral and tangerine hibiscus openAgainst a deep black ground, a lavish bouquet blooms in old master richness. A large pink lily fans open at the heart of the arrangement, flanked by a fiery orange lily and a pure white trumpet bloom, with sprays of purple agapanthus, a blush rose and scattered wildflowers filling the edges. Glossy green leaves and stems thread through the composition, every petal lit as if by candlelight. The darkness behind makes each colour leap forward, lending