Langoustines On Yellow by Alice Straker Collage-Modern the face rendered with quiet

the face rendered with quiet realism while the body dissolves into an opulent

The palette leans into the unhurried end of the colour spectrum: soft ochres

the illustration's fine linework and layered tonal structure are reproduced with precision and lasting colour fidelity

The stacking creates movement without instability

Reproduced as an archival fine art print

Langoustines On Yellow by Alice Straker Collage-Modern the face rendered with quietLangoustines On Yellow sets the same subject against a warm, sunlit ground, shifting the mood from cool drama to something more exuberant and Mediterranean. Alice Straker's thickly applied paint gives the crustaceans real physical weight their coral tones pop against the yellow with an energy that is immediate and joyful. It is a composition that understands the pleasures of colour relationships, using complementary contrast to make both elements more