Birds Canvas Painting Van Gogh A tall black-and-white striped lighthouse

A tall black-and-white striped lighthouse stands firm on a craggy outcrop as the sea heaves around it in this vertical seascape

The whole composition glows with sunshine

almost otherworldly glow

downy feel

The painting holds all the working charm of a tucked-away harbour

Birds Canvas Painting Van Gogh A tall black-and-white striped lighthouseThis atmospheric scene captures a flight of white egrets rising together above the still surface of a misty wetland, their wings caught mid beat in a moment of pure motion. Painted in soft washes of slate blue, teal and silvery grey, the birds glow against a hazy backdrop of overhanging branches and dappled light. One heron stretches low towards the water while others soar upward, their pale plumage luminous amid the cool, dreamlike mist. The loose,