Floral Rising, 2025

Oil on paper — Unframed

Flora Rising is a luminous study in upward energy. The composition features four distinct blooms — sunflower, daisy, iris, and tulip — each standing like a character in its own narrative. Against a warm, gold-red ground, these flowers appear to lift toward the viewer, almost weightless, as if caught in the moment before breaking through the canvas entirely.

This piece draws on the structures of Dutch Golden Age florals while replacing their meticulous stillness with your signature expressive freedom. Colour is welded together rather than blended; line is assertive, confident, and full of intention. The earthy undertones and glowing highlights echo the richness of historical painting, while the energetic marks and contemporary palette anchor it firmly in your modern voice.

At its heart, Flora Rising is about growth, strength, and emergence. A rising of self, of nature, of creative force. It holds the duality of your practice: deeply rooted in art history, yet unafraid to push forward into something rebellious and new.

A dynamic work for anyone who wants a piece that radiates warmth, strength, and upward momentum.