Botanical & Flowers · square

Velvet Pair: Purple and Yellow Violas

Two small violas with deep purple upper petals and yellow lower petals marked with dark brown-red veining sit among bright green leaves. The background is dappled with shadow and pale, rocky or woody ground. The whole image has a swirling, oil-painted texture.

A collector wants this one because it is a flower picture with real presence rather than a pleasant, generic bloom. Two small violas, velvety purple above and bright yellow below with dark radiating veins, glow against deep green leaves and shadow. A swirling, oil-paint-like surface turns the photograph into something that looks painted, and the square format with its two-flower pairing is calm and balanced. It suits someone who wants colour and a recognisable subject, and who wants a wall that does not look like everyone else's floral print.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski