The Softness of Light of Modest Peonies

White peonies with gold along the edge of each. “The Softness of Light of Modest Peonies”, 110 × 60 cm, mixed media.

White here is the breath of quiet. A clean cloth with nothing written on it, on which you will write your own story whether you mean to or not.

Gold frames every flower separately and reads as its own light, not as a setting added on top for expense.

Peonies carry a reputation for healing, protection and abundance. An old reputation. I am not arguing with it.

Vastu puts flowers like these in the zones of love, health and creativity: the south-west or south-east of a room.

Do you believe in Vastu? Your business. White does look better in those corners, and I checked that by eye, not by calculation.

The modesty in the title is about volume. These peonies work quietly, like everything that is not trying to shout you down.

The long format sits well over the head of a bed, or in a narrow pier of wall.