Clouds And River | Sunset River Cloud Reflections Wall Art Print

About Clouds And River

A wide river bend fills the lower half of the frame, its surface almost motionless and holding a full mirror image of the sky. Above, a bank of rippled mackerel cloud spreads from the upper right corner towards the centre, catching gold and apricot light along its lower edges while staying cool blue-grey in shadow. On the left bank a row of leafless trees stands in silhouette against a low sun, their pale trunks and fine bare branches repeated exactly in the water below.

The right bank rises close to the viewer in dry rust and straw-coloured grasses, tangled stems catching the last warm light. Distant trees run flat along the horizon, with a faint hedge line and open field behind. The character here is quiet and cold-weather still: a late winter evening where the sky does all the work and the water simply repeats it.

The long panoramic shape suits a wall above a sofa, a bedhead or a sideboard in a dining room, and works well in a hallway where a tall image would crowd. The blue-and-amber palette sits easily with timber furniture, linen upholstery, jute rugs and brass lamps in coastal, country and contemporary rooms. Browse more blue art, brown and earthy art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.