'Antarctic Mountains'

New oil painting by Janice Lyall.

Archival prints available in the Seascape shop

'Antarctic Mountains' by Janice Lyall

'Antarctic Mountains' oil painting by Janice Lyall

When I stood back from the painting, the Sphinx came to mind, albeit a family of stripey ones. In a way, these massive mountains guard the landscape too, in this case against the harsh winds and ice that blast Antarctica.

Is it the sunlight that encouraged the orca to leap above the surface?

'Stark, hard, cold mountains

Covered in blankets of snow

Bracing icy winds'

#haiku