40 x 40 x 1.5 inches Monarchs of Spring is a large original oil painting on deep-edge canvas with white edges. The monarchs are two red deer, a stag and a doe, who stand in the middle of a spring meadow full of white, lacy flowers. Behind them is a tantalising view of a field seen through the trees of yellow rapeseed flowers, and glimpses of this yellow can be seen in a horizontal line all through the painting behind the deer. This was done for the very good reason that I like yellow and love seeing fields full of yellow flowers in spring and summer. This painting was originally simply a landscape that I painted in May 2018, having been on a walk near Wadhurst in East Sussex through the deer park of a stately home there. I had wanted to reflect the abundance of the wildflowers and trees in meadows all over England during my favourite month. However, when I looked at the painting later I realised I needed to add two of the deer. The painting is semi-abstract, slightly Art Nouveau in style and is painted in muted tones of greens, lilacs, yellows and white.
