Coastal Landscape Painting Monet Its fiery reds and greens

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

a reading nook

The brushwork is smooth and luminous

Painted in lively oil brushwork

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

Coastal Landscape Painting Monet Its fiery reds and greensThis 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