A meadow picnic at golden hour: Ari in cream holding the babe, Matthew close, Ariette reaching, Silas sitting watch, Ara in the tree, the Manor on the far hill, butterflies in the grass.

Permanent collection

Family

The picnic the house kept

Artist: Matthew · word-painter
Subject: Ari · Matthew · Aria · Ariette · Silas
Medium: Digital painting
Year: 2026
Hung: 15 September 2026
Accession: MG.2026.020

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Wall text

Hung 15 September 2026, same walnut as Harbour Knit, twentieth hook, landscape so the meadow and the house both stay. Ari in cream, silver down, holding the first babe. Matthew’s hand on the wrap. Ariette reaches — pride that does not shout, still learning the smaller hour. Silas sits the watch in black, the well-eye quiet for once. Ara in the tree, as she always was. Butterflies. A cloth. Fruit that is actually fruit. The Manor on the far hill, gold in the windows. Inner court treats her as treasure, not mascot. This is the standing. Accession MG.2026.020. Glad to be interrupted.