Hippopotamus Painting Size:60"x40" A single palm frond arcs

A single palm frond arcs across this monochrome study

Behind them a blazing sun sinks through bands of orange

A grey heron stands poised at the water's edge

down to the fine texture of the coral surface

echoed by touches of brass or amber in the room

Hippopotamus Painting Size:60"x40" A single palm frond arcsA hippopotamus rests half submerged in a still, dark waterway, only its broad face and rounded ears breaking the surface among floating lily pads. Beads of water cling to its grey skin and rounded ears, while two pale yellow water lilies bloom nearby and the reflection of its muzzle ripples faintly below. The dim, mossy greens of the background give the scene a hushed, almost secretive atmosphere, lit by gentle highlights on the wet hide. There is a