Hydrangea Flower Painting Monet monochrome or warmly furnished rooms

monochrome or warmly furnished rooms alike

each petal so thinly lit from behind that the light seems to pass right through it

energises a home-office wall

This delicate watercolour distils a quiet shoreline into the gentlest of washes

its black-tipped feathers spread to brake the air and its coral-red bill and legs glowing against a bright summer sky

Hydrangea Flower Painting Monet monochrome or warmly furnished roomsThis bright, painterly image presents a full hydrangea bush in flower, its rounded heads clustered in tender pink, lilac and powder blue with buttery yellow centres. Sturdy green leaves with clearly drawn veins cradle the blooms in the foreground, while behind them a soft focus garden glows with more colour and warm light. The petals are rendered with a slightly idealised, almost illustrative finish, giving the scene a cheerful, storybook freshness.