Chrysanthemum Blue Powder and Anthracite Foliage Print - Botanical Grace - Chrysanthemum Edition

The visual

Two chrysanthemum flowers unfold on a ivory textured background, in a vertical composition evoking antique botanical prints. The petals, treated in a gradation of powder blue and off-white, seem almost translucent under a soft light. The thin stems, a grey-green, bear cut foliage where slate blue is mixed with touches ofdeep anthracite . The rendering, meticulous and almost monochrome, recalls naturalistic watercolor as much as scientific engraving. No bright color comes to disrupt this tonal harmony, everything rests on nuances of blue-grey and cream. The slightly asymmetrical composition guides the eye from the blooming flower at the top to the one, more folded, at the bottom. The whole exudes a sober, almost meditative elegance.