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Ember Crest, Mirrored Red Abstract

A tall white oval fills the center of the image. Mirrored red and coral swirls sit at its middle, and soft gray and cream curls surround them. Around the oval is a dark red border with smoky gray scrolling shapes, and the whole image is symmetrical left to right and top to bottom.

A tall, glowing white oval held inside a deep red border, with mirrored red swirls opening from its middle like petals. It looks formal and ornate, like an emblem, yet the surface is soft, fluid and marbled, like silk or poured ink. Someone with a settled room who wants a bold red piece that is not a plain colour field, and not another generic swirl, would stop at this. The strict four-way symmetry and the luminous centre make it read as one deliberate object rather than a pattern.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski