Sardines Berry Red swaps the warm orange ground for a deep, saturated berry tone that shifts the whole mood of the image – richer, more dramatic, closer to dusk than afternoon. Alice Straker arranges the sardines with the same casual confidence found in her wider work, but the cooler undertone of the background gives the silver fish an almost jewel-like quality against the dark field. It is the same subject seen through a different emotional register.

Printed as an archival fine art print, the deep reds and metallic highlights render with full clarity – fine detail and colour depth preserved exactly as the artist intended.