Recently Acquired A painter of languid ideals, Mike Hall’s Two Striped Deck Chairs offers the romance of a clifftop hideaway, where two deck chairs await their sitters in the dappled shade of a windswept chestnut tree. Light filters through the canopy and falls on the grass below, gathering in lush green pools, enticing the viewer to feel the warmth of the high summer sun. An artwork of blissful surrender, Mike’s newest painting is a transportive, tranquil delight.