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Golden Pause, Bumblebee on Marigold

A bumblebee with an orange-brown body, white and black markings and blue-tinted wings sits on a ruffled marigold. The petals are golden yellow with red centers. More marigolds appear above and to the upper right, and a soft green blur of foliage fills the background. The whole image has a smooth, painterly texture like oil on canvas.

A bumblebee caught in a quiet pause on a ruffled red-and-gold marigold, with the bee's fuzzy orange-brown back and blue-tinted wings in sharp focus against a dark green blur. Most flower prints show the bloom alone. Here a small living creature gives the eye a place to land, and the painterly, oil-on-canvas surface keeps it from reading as a plain snapshot. It suits someone who wants warm colour and a recognisable, friendly subject on a wall, with no explanation needed.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski