Coastal Landscape Painting Monet A meditative slice of the

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

A hummingbird hovers in mid-flight

Painted in lively oil brushwork

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

or group it on a gallery wall above a changing table for a sweetly themed corner

Coastal Landscape Painting Monet A meditative slice of theThis 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