Lily Flower Watercolor Painting Monet Photographed in extreme close-up with

Photographed in extreme close-up with a shallow depth of field

its fronds fanning out in a sunlit burst above a slender

slate vases and natural oak

or in a study where its tranquil mood can ease the working day

lifting concrete

Lily Flower Watercolor Painting Monet Photographed in extreme close-up withTwo violet lilies bloom in fluid watercolour, their petals dissolving from deep purple into translucent washes of blue and lilac at the edges. Thin ink lines suggest slender stems and pointed leaves, while splashes of amber, ochre and scattered dark speckles drift freely across the pale background. The paint runs and bleeds with happy spontaneity, leaving the white of the surface to breathe between the strokes. There is a loose, joyful freedom here,