Flowers Still Life Oil Painting Van Gogh a bright pocket of light

a bright pocket of light that pulls the gaze through the dim ranks of timber

cream and soft-brown tones complement caramel leather

its leaflets sweeping down from a strong central rib in elegant symmetry

dividing into an intricate lattice of twigs that hold a dense ceiling of amber and saffron leaves

The cool blues and silvered foam lift beautifully against brass lamps

Flowers Still Life Oil Painting Van Gogh a bright pocket of lightA full bouquet rests in a slender white vase on a windowsill, gathered from garden flowers in rose, coral, cream and deep red. Morning light streams through the gauzy curtain behind, scattering across the petals and warming the wooden ledge below the vase. Beyond the half open window, a soft green landscape blurs into the distance, while sprays of blossom reach up and outward in loose, painterly arcs. The oil treatment lends the scene a tender glow,