Blue Violet Pansy Botanical Painting Van Gogh or a stairwell wall that

or a stairwell wall that benefits from a single arresting image

its grassy flanks falling away in sculpted folds toward the valley

painted with broad palette-knife strokes that catch the diffused morning light

capturing one of the wild's most powerful animals in a rare moment of peace

Deep indigo and teal waves churn in the foreground

Blue Violet Pansy Botanical Painting Van Gogh or a stairwell wall thatA single blue violet pansy stands at the heart of this botanical portrait, its broad upper petals ruffled like silk and its lower petals fanning out around a small golden yellow eye. Painted with a naturalist's patience, the flower rises on a slender green stem above a rosette of softly veined leaves, the whole study set against a near black ground that throws every contour into relief. Subtle violet shading travels from the pale, almost luminous