He is already adopting his characteristic composition as well — dark masses surrounding pools of light, framed by brighter strips for earth and sky. (haberarts.com)
The autumnal rusty - coloured leaves had mostly fallen, leaving great dark masses of shrivelled fruit exposed in the centre of each vine... (huonhooke.com)
To his right rose the great dark mass of the Nom, the castle - monastery that dominated the island; to his left, the avenue of old... (bookbrowse.com)