White dog rose

A dense shrub covered in white multi-petaled blossoms with yellow centers dominates the foreground, its branches spreading across nearly the whole width of the canvas. Behind a low wooden fence, a scatter of small rural houses, a shed and open fields stretch toward a hazy blue tree line under a pale sky.

Loaded brushwork in thick dabs of white, cream and pale green builds the blossoms and foliage, while the distant houses and fields are laid in with looser, flatter strokes of ochre and blue-grey. Bright, even light and the profusion of white flowers give the picture a fresh, high-summer countryside mood.