Daffodil Painting Monet open air indoors

open air indoors

a quiet refuge from the cold

The painting speaks of refinement and quiet poise

It works wonderfully facing a bed

where a natural arch and a slender needle of rock rise straight from the turquoise shallows

Daffodil Painting Monet open air indoorsThis warm watercolour study brings two golden daffodils into full bloom, their petals glowing in soft shades of buttery yellow while deeper orange trumpets ruffle at their hearts. The flowers lean gently towards one another above slender blue green stems and blade like leaves, painted with the loose, flowing washes that give watercolour its airy charm. Behind them, a wash of olive and meadow green melts into the page, suggesting spring light without a