Abstract Elephant Painting Monet glossy emerald in the highlights

glossy emerald in the highlights and shading to near-black in the recesses behind

The warmth of the reds against that cool

echoing those gentle pink hues

Two chestnut horses lean their heads together in a softly painted portrait

This painting speaks of companionship and gentle warmth

Abstract Elephant Painting Monet glossy emerald in the highlightsA cubist elephant emerges from a patchwork of glowing colour, its long curling trunk sweeping across the centre of the composition. The face is assembled from angular blocks of crimson, ochre, teal and rose pink, each facet textured with cracked, impasto brushwork that catches the light. Two amber eyes anchor the geometry, lending the creature a calm, watchful presence amid the riot of tone. The fractured forms recall early modernist portraiture,