Hydrangea Flower Painting Monet and it lifts an open-plan

and it lifts an open-plan living space just as readily

The full rainbow palette pairs beautifully with deep charcoal or slate-grey walls

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

It evokes wide Californian streets and unhurried afternoons under endless sunshine

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 and it lifts an open-planThis 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.