Mirror Lake Mountain Sunset Painting Monet Velvety buds in lavender and

Velvety buds in lavender and indigo trail along the arching stem

This oil painting frames an autumn forest seen through a pair of open timber shutters

The whole surface vibrates with energy

their bark catching the warm light

There is a nostalgic stillness to it

Mirror Lake Mountain Sunset Painting Monet Velvety buds in lavender andThis vivid stylised scene looks across a still mountain lake at the height of sunset, distant peaks darkening to a low silhouette beneath an extravagant sky. Clouds fan outward from the sinking sun in sweeps of magenta, scarlet and violet, the brushstrokes radiating like the spokes of a wheel. The glassy water mirrors the spectacle almost perfectly, doubling the fire of the sky in long vertical streaks across the surface. The symmetry of sky and