Banana Tree Painting Frame:Poplar prestige gold and soft rose

gold and soft rose

The cool greys ground the composition while the scattered reds and blues pick up accent cushions

characterful presence that holds the room

Painted as a gift to welcome new life

The unbroken twist of skin rises like a small piece of architecture

Banana Tree Painting Frame:Poplar prestige gold and soft roseA solitary banana tree stands tall at the centre of this bright, painterly landscape, its broad green fronds fanning out in bold, confident strokes. A heavy cluster of yellow bananas hangs at its trunk, while behind it a turquoise bay stretches towards soft blue mountains and a sky piled with white cloud. The brushwork is loose and energetic, with palette knife marks that give the leaves a lively, sunstruck shimmer. The whole scene radiates the open