Sardines Berry Red by Alice Straker Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) with every subtle colour transition

with every subtle colour transition captured in full clarity

a modern artist engaging with historical ornament on his own terms

Madrid's rational Ensanche grid meets the older

The linework is precise and confident

nature-focused style of Ogata Kōrin

Sardines Berry Red by Alice Straker Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) with every subtle colour transitionSardines Berry Red swaps the warm orange ground for a deep, saturated berry tone that shifts the whole mood of the image richer, more dramatic, closer to dusk than afternoon. Alice Straker arranges the sardines with the same casual confidence found in her wider work, but the cooler undertone of the background gives the silver fish an almost jewel like quality against the dark field. It is the same subject seen through a different emotional register.