Wheatear in Bamboo by Ohara Koson Size:S - 30 x 40cm Nico Tracey's approach blends bold

Nico Tracey's approach blends bold colour with considered layout

where abstract shapes suggest rolling fields and sky without ever overstating them

blending abstraction and figuration into a single dynamic composition

Deep indigo and amber sweep across the composition in layered arcs

its snow-capped peak softened at the edges by atmospheric haze

Wheatear in Bamboo by Ohara Koson Size:S - 30 x 40cm Nico Tracey's approach blends boldOhara Koson's Wheatear in Bamboo is a masterwork of the shin hanga tradition the early 20th century Japanese movement that married the refined restraint of ukiyo e with a subtler, more intimate naturalism. A small bird rests amid slender bamboo stalks, the composition governed by negative space and asymmetric balance. Koson's line work is extraordinarily precise: every feather and leaf rendered with quiet confidence. The muted palette pale greens,