Lily Painting Monet while its companion perches lower

while its companion perches lower with wings folded and tail fanned

Stood tall in an entrance hall or rising alongside a staircase

deep blacks and crisp whites harmonise with grey linen

the triptych turns a single horizon into a panoramic journey

lending the whole an urban

Lily Painting Monet while its companion perches lowerA single lily opens in vivid macro detail, its recurved petals flushing from hot pink at the tips to a glowing yellow gold throat scattered with tiny crimson speckles. Six rust orange anthers rise on slender filaments around a pale green pistil, sharp and crisp against the velvet softness of the petals. Behind the flower, more blooms melt into a richly coloured blur of pink, teal and emerald bokeh, the colours almost electric in their intensity. The