(c) Dawn on the water

A horizontal composition depicting a landscape divided by a luminous horizon line. Dark coniferous trees rise against a muted sky rendered in soft washes of grey and blue, their forms mirrored in still water below. A golden horizontal band interrupts the composition at centre, suggesting dawn light breaking across a lake or river. The wet-on-wet technique creates soft colour transitions and atmospheric depth throughout. Paxton’s characteristic use of metallic accent punctuates her restrained palette, evoking the transient quality of light on water.