Flowers and grasses

An elderly woman with grey hair pinned up, wearing a dark floral-print dress and blue slippers, sits on a wooden bench holding a bundle of green leaves in her lap. A young girl with braided hair, in a blue top and green skirt, rests one knee on the bench and leans into the woman's shoulder. Behind them a rust-red wall holds bunches of drying herbs, a blue jug of flowers on a stool, and a potted plant in a white pot, beside a green-shuttered window.

Terracotta red, sage green and dusty blue washes are laid flat and even, with simple contour drawing and little shading. The closeness of the two figures amid the greenery gives the watercolor a quiet warmth.