Coastal Landscape Painting Monet each veined and dotted with

each veined and dotted with water beads that catch the light against the near-black background

A hummingbird hovers in mid-flight

Painted in lively oil brushwork

The brushwork is smooth and luminous

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

Coastal Landscape Painting Monet each veined and dotted withThis 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