Mountain House Painting Monet This artwork distils the romance

This artwork distils the romance of a fading day into colour and mood rather than detail

It is just as at ease in a nursery or a quiet dressing area where softness is welcome

the other leans towards it with petals beginning to open

the kind of stillness that invites a slow breath and a quiet pause

salmon and soft red

Mountain House Painting Monet This artwork distils the romanceA timber clad alpine chalet perches on a steep grassy slope, its warm honeyed wood and stone base catching the low golden light of late afternoon. Behind it, a wall of snow streaked peaks rises into a soft blue sky scattered with cloud, while a stand of larches frames the cabin in deep green. The balcony and shingled roof speak of mountain shelter, and the valley falls away into hazy distance below. There is a quiet sense of retreat here, of a