Belle Bijou

This new painting has been a long time coming. Sometimes, I start four or five paintings at once, and then finish them when the mood takes me. But as bright colour has been the order of the day lately, it was nice to put the finishing touches to this piece.'Belle Bijou'watercolour and gouache on paper8" x 10"prints now available in my Etsy shopI thought it would be fun this time to add some

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