{"product_id":"flowers-at-first-light-taj-mahal-india-12-x-12-inches-original-oil-painting-on-canvas-by-british-artist-joanne-short","title":"'Flowers at First Light, Taj Mahal, India'. 12 x 12 inches Original Oil Painting on Canvas by British Artist Joanne Short","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers at First Light, Taj Mahal, India\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous original oil painting by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/joanne-short\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanne Short\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, capturing the extraordinary calm and beauty of the Taj Mahal in the fresh light of morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe great monument rises softly against a clear turquoise-blue sky, its domes and minarets picked out in warm creams, peach and delicate lilac-grey. Joanne frames the architecture with a flowering garden in the foreground, where rich violet-blue blooms create a vivid contrast with the green lawn and pale stone of the Taj Mahal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe composition is characteristically elegant and decorative, with Joanne’s strong outlines, simplified shapes and carefully balanced colour giving the scene a timeless quality. The flowers are not simply foreground detail; they create a sense of arrival, placing us within the gardens and drawing us gently towards the building beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe painting was created following Joanne’s journey through India as part of the wider \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lastchancetopaint.com\/4-india-land-of-tiger\"\u003eLast Chance to Paint\u003c\/a\u003e – Land of the Tiger expedition\u003c\/span\u003e, which she helped to deliver alongside John Dyer. After the expedition work in Pench, Joanne continued travelling through India, responding in paint to the country’s remarkable architecture, colour and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers at First Light\u003c\/i\u003e captures a quieter side of the Taj Mahal — not the grandeur of a crowded landmark, but the stillness and clarity of early morning, when the gardens, flowers and architecture seem to exist in perfect harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis original 12 x 12 inch oil painting is a joyful and refined contemporary response to one of India’s most celebrated places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-product-heading\"\u003eItem Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table-data-sheet\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDescription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed Original Painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCornish Artist Joanne Short (born 1967)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by the Artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by Joanne Short\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainting size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 x 12 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.5 x 17.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe St Ives style picture frame is a Renaissance-inspired cassetta frame, Italian for 'little box', featuring a white stain finish that highlights the wood grain. With a 73mm wide profile and 39mm depth, it creates a recessed central panel, perfect for a timeless, contemporary and elegant display of the painting.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrung with picture cord and ready to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/indian-summer-new-paintings-of-india\"\u003eIndian Summer collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanne Short","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67766034006258,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0476\/8448\/5279\/files\/FlowersatFirstLight_TajMahal_India.12x12oiloncanvasbyJoanneShort.jpg?v=1792228922","url":"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/products\/flowers-at-first-light-taj-mahal-india-12-x-12-inches-original-oil-painting-on-canvas-by-british-artist-joanne-short","provider":"John Dyer Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}