Autumn Canvas Size:8"x12" its ruffled petals layered in

its ruffled petals layered in warm lilac and violet that deepen towards plum at the edges

a soft veil of pale blue and silver bokeh suggests gently falling snow and a frosted winter's day

giving the whole picture the happy storybook look of a page from a well-loved children's tale

It feels right at home in a child's bedroom

or a bedroom wall where its drama deepens after dark

Autumn Canvas Size:8"x12" its ruffled petals layered inA tall, slender birch rises through this oil study of an autumn wood, its pale trunk threading between thick strokes of tangerine, gold and burnt orange. The canopy burns with colour against a patch of clear blue sky and a soft drift of white cloud, while behind the foreground tree a sandy track curves towards a sunlit clearing edged with darker pines. Loaded impasto gives the leaves real weight, each dab catching the light as though the foliage were