The Arrival of Spring

Spring does not announce itself with fanfare. It arrives quietly, in the way the greens seem to vibrate a little differently in March light, in the almost imperceptible thickening of the hedgerow. Alice Gavin Atashkar painted The Arrival of Spring to capture precisely that transitional moment: the 2026 spring equinox on 20th March, when the sun tilts just enough to unlock something vivid in the landscape. It is the kind of close observation that characterises her practice; a painter’s attention to the specific, the momentary, the thing most people walk past. The result is a lush, closely observed painting in acrylic on linen, rich with layered greens and the particular intensity of early-season colour. It performs beautifully in homes that favour a palette of natural greens and warm neutrals - equally at home in a bright kitchen, a calm home office, or a living room that wants something quietly alive on the wall. For collectors looking for an original work that feels genuinely personal - painted in response to a specific day, a specific shift in the light - this is a painting with a story. Available unframed.

Artist: Alice Gavin Atashkar

Year: 2026

Size: 60cm x 80cm 

Medium: Acrylic on Linen

Framed: Unframed