Painted in the artist’s garden in Southern France, Dappled Sunlight is infused with the warmth and rhythm of late summer. Sunlight plays across the canvas in soft fragments, filtered through climbing vines and the broad leaves of Mediterranean shrubs. At the centre of the composition, a splash of vivid red from Stewart’s beloved geraniums anchors the scene - an expressive flourish amidst the subtle tonal variations that fill the rest of the painting.

Stewart’s garden is more than a place of retreat, it is a living studio. Many of the plants that appear in his work are ones he has cultivated by hand and the ceramic pots, weathered tables and earthenware jugs often glimpsed in the background are sourced from his frequent visits to the markets of rural France. These elements lend his paintings a rich sense of texture and narrative born from a life immersed in his surroundings.

A seasoned draughtsman with roots in graphic design and illustration, Lees brings clarity and refinement to each composition. In this work, it is the softness of the light and the quiet invitation to pause that resonates most deeply. Dappled Sunlight is less a study of a place than a moment, of warmth, stillness and the timeless pleasure of watching the afternoon light fall over familiar things.