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Ruffled Light, Cream Iris on Deep Blue

A close view of a pale yellow and cream iris with ruffled, translucent petals. The petals shade from golden yellow at the center to cool white and blue at the lower edges. The dark blue background is soft and plain, and the whole image has a swirling, painted-looking texture.

A collector wants this one over other iris or flower prints because the bloom glows. Pale gold at the heart of the flower fades to cool cream-white and blue along the ruffled lower petals, all against a deep navy field. A swirling, thick-paint texture covers the whole image, so the photographic detail of the petals sits inside something that looks painted. The flower is large in the frame, slightly off-center, and looks as if it is turning open. It reads from across a room and rewards a closer look.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski