Water Lilies

Dewdrop on Crimson

Medium
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
6 × 8 in
Series
Water Lilies

A vivid green pad meets a flat field of pure crimson along a crisp diagonal edge. At the centre a single large droplet swells into a clear glass lens, magnifying the leaf tissue beneath it, while smaller beads scatter across the surface.

Dark red holes eaten through the leaf echo the crimson ground, tying figure and field together. The photoreal droplets against the flat, saturated colour make a small picture that feels both botanical and boldly designed.

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