The Fall of Day Painting Van Gogh Its fiery oranges and golds

Its fiery oranges and golds glow richly against charcoal

drawing the eye across an absorbing field of colour and movement

radiating the heat and colour of the tropics

lending a room a quiet sense of escape

The Fall of Day Painting Van Gogh Its fiery oranges and goldsA blazing sunset floods this lakeside scene, the sky churning with painterly clouds in coral, violet and molten gold above a low chain of hills. The sun sits just over the water, casting a long shimmering trail of orange and pink across the still surface below. Tall pines frame both sides of the composition, their dark silhouettes anchoring the foreground rocks and the wild shrubs that cling to the shoreline. The bold, expressive brushstrokes give the