The Green Nymph or Verdant Concealment Size:10" X 10" A gentle giraffe calf rises

A gentle giraffe calf rises above the group

rugged valley with steep

and creamy white/yellow

layered strokes of vivid color

The Green Nymph or Verdant Concealment Size:10" X 10" A gentle giraffe calf risesAn expressive, richly textured oil painting, perhaps inspired by Symbolism or Romanticism. A portrait of a female face, emerging from or obscured by dense, painterly foliage. Dominated by a deep, varied spectrum of greensfrom dark, shadowy emeralds and olives to brighter, almost yellow green highlights. The face is centrally positioned, with the surrounding green masses forming a kind of wild, leafy hair or a natural cloak. The image evokes a