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Ember Bloom, Orange Flower on Black

A single orange daisy-like flower with a dark purple center sits in the middle of a black rectangle. Its smooth petals fan out in all directions, some slightly curled or uneven at the tips. Around the black panel is a wide border of enlarged, blurred orange petals in the same warm tones, with a few dark stems showing at the edges. The contrast between the glowing flower and the black field is the first thing you notice.

A collector wants this for the drama of a single glowing orange flower floating on pure black, with a violet center that pulls the eye in. The border is an enlarged, softened copy of the same flower, so the piece looks like it already has its own warm mat. Most flower pictures show a bouquet or a garden. This one reads like a bold portrait of one bloom, and it is easy to enjoy purely for its color and contrast.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski