Japanese Sea Painting Monet so the eye travels from

so the eye travels from prickly pear pads to spiny crowns tipped with golden light

hinting at a coastline that stretches far beyond the frame

framing the animal and lending the composition a quiet

Its purples and abundant greens enrich earthy

while patches of bright blue sky and drifting cloud show through the leafy crowns above

Japanese Sea Painting Monet so the eye travels fromA windswept pine grips a rugged cliff face as turquoise breakers surge against the rocks below, their white crests scattering spray into the air. Painted in a loose watercolour style, the gnarled trunk twists outward over the swell, its dark green needles catching the warm glow of an orange sunset that floods the upper sky. Pale headlands fade into a hazy distance beyond the foaming water, lending depth to the dramatic coastline. The whole composition