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Ember Rosette: Golden Line Flower in a Glowing Oval

A thin golden outline of a large rosette-shaped flower, with layered pointed petals spiraling out from a small central bud, fills a glowing oval. Inside the oval and behind the line drawing are swirling, marbled ribbons of orange, amber, rust and brown. The oval has a bright golden halo and sits within a dark brown rectangular frame. Outside the frame, more flame-like orange and yellow swirls flow to the edges of the horizontal image.

A single golden line-drawn rosette flower floats inside a glowing oval over molten orange, amber and chocolate-brown swirls. The oval is set in a dark frame like a jewel or cameo. A collector wants it for the glow and the warm, fiery palette, and for the contrast between the crisp, flat gold outline and the liquid marbled color behind it. Pure visual attraction is reason enough. It is a flower picture that reads as a luminous, decorative object rather than a literal botanical study.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski