Colorful Abstract Tree Painting Van Gogh lending the whole piece a

lending the whole piece a spontaneous

its rounded golden-orange body and flowing fins outlined in bold

A cubist elephant emerges from a patchwork of glowing colour

A magnificent solitary oak spreads its broad canopy across this twilight scene

masculine mood

Colorful Abstract Tree Painting Van Gogh lending the whole piece aA single broad crowned tree blazes with colour at the heart of this textured composition, its rounded canopy split between two moods. On one side, warm autumn oranges, golds and ambers tumble in thick impasto dabs; on the other, cooler magentas, violets and teal blue leaves drift upward, dissolving into a flurry of pale butterflies. The dark, sturdy trunk grounds the swirl of colour against a background of deep blue and sunlit yellow. Built up in