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The Open Window, Pale Pink Iris

A pale pink iris with ruffled, translucent petals opens in the foreground, with small orange-coral beards at its throat. Closed buds on green stems stand to the right against a soft, blurry green background. The whole image has a textured, painterly brushstroke surface.

A collector wants this one over the many pink flower prints because of the open gap in the petals. The ruffled upper petals arch like a doorway onto a small window of soft green, and the orange-coral beards at the throat are the only warm accent in an otherwise pale pink and green picture. The painterly, brushstroke-like surface makes it read as a soft impressionistic floral rather than a botanical record. That suits someone who wants a flower on the wall without it looking like a stock garden photo.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski