18th Century Landscape Painting Frame:Linen white almost magical stillness

almost magical stillness

its layered petals painted in soft cream and blush with the faintest wash of peach at their edges

The work speaks to the renewal and vitality of high summer in the forest

sculpted drifts of pristine snow

raw and full of weather

18th Century Landscape Painting Frame:Linen white almost magical stillnessA traditional sailing barge drifts along a winding wetland channel, its tall sail catching the soft light beneath a vast, billowing sky. Golden reeds and marsh grasses crowd the water's edge, their warm ochres mirrored in the calm, glassy current. On the far bank a small thatched farmhouse rests among trees, while heavy painterly clouds roll across the heavens in creams, dove greys and muted blues. The visible brushwork gives the whole scene the rich