Coastal Landscape Painting Monet A meditative slice of the

A meditative slice of the sea to slow the pace of a busy home

so transparent that the smooth stones lining the lakebed are visible right up to the shoreline reeds

Its fiery reds and greens play beautifully off cool grey walls and pale flooring

full of slow

The brushwork is smooth and luminous

Coastal Landscape Painting Monet A meditative slice of theThis richly coloured scene tumbles down a steep Mediterranean shoreline, where terracotta roofed villas cling to the slope above a glassy blue lake. Dark cypresses and rounded umbrella pines punctuate the lush greenery, while small boats rest in a sheltered cove edged by stone steps and a little bridge. Behind it all rise hazy grey mountains, their peaks softening into a pale, sunlit sky. The crisp, illustrative style gives every rooftop and tree a