Painting of Shells Van Gogh while slimmer saplings recede into

while slimmer saplings recede into a sunlit clearing behind

or brightens a garden room where indoor and outdoor blur

so the planet seems to hover gently in the silence of space

This horizontal arrangement reads like a celebration of high summer

Rows of specimens fan out in muted greens

Painting of Shells Van Gogh while slimmer saplings recede intoThis watercolour study gathers a cluster of seashells resting in the clear shallows of a tidal pool, their forms half submerged beneath a thin film of moving water. A large fan shaped scallop takes centre stage, banded in russet, amber and soft green, surrounded by smaller cockles in coral and chalky pink. Rounded pebbles line the sandy bed below, while delicate flecks of foam and tiny bubbles drift across the surface. The treatment is loose yet