Piglet on a Log

A pink piglet stands on a fallen log, snout lifted and ears pricked, looking off to the right with a contented half-smile. Around it grows a dense garden of crimson peonies, cream roses and sage leaves against black. White doves wheel overhead, a long-tailed red bird spreads its wings in the top corner, and a weathered wooden fence leans in at the left. The skin is drawn in fine pale lines.

Dusty pink, crimson, sage and cream sit on a near-black ground, the kind of palette you find on old chintz. The piglet sits just below the middle, with birds stacked above and blooms packed beneath. Every corner holds another small creature at 9 × 18 in. It suits a dark-walled dining room or a richly furnished bedroom.