Langoustines On Yellow by Alice Straker Vintage and the ephemeral quality of

and the ephemeral quality of natural scenes

asymmetric balance

every curve of fabric and silhouette rendered with a draughtsman's control

Science and beauty in quiet agreement

and bilateral symmetry that seem engineered rather than grown

Langoustines On Yellow by Alice Straker Vintage and the ephemeral quality ofLangoustines On Yellow sets the same subject against a warm, sunlit ground, shifting the mood from cool drama to something more exuberant and Mediterranean. Alice Straker's thickly applied paint gives the crustaceans real physical weight their coral tones pop against the yellow with an energy that is immediate and joyful. It is a composition that understands the pleasures of colour relationships, using complementary contrast to make both elements more