Iris Portrait: Before the Storm captures the fragile stillness that settles just before change arrives. Rich violets and deep purples unfold through the iris, while soft light and gathering shadow create an atmosphere that feels both luminous and unsettled, as though the flower itself is suspended between calm and movement.
Though grounded in botanical observation, the work becomes a meditation on emotional depth, quiet resilience, and transformation. The flowing petals mirror the shifting energy of nature before rainfall, delicate in form yet carrying a sense of strength and endurance. Through subtle transitions of colour, texture, and light, the painting invites a slower kind of reflection, asking the viewer to sit within that suspended space where uncertainty, beauty, and possibility coexist.
At its heart, Before the Storm explores the quiet tension that often precedes change, reminding us that stillness is not the absence of movement, but the place where transformation begins.
Framed: 36.5 x 47.5 cm | 14.37 x 18.70 inches.
Unframed: 30 x 40 cm | 11.81 x 15.74 inches.
Medium: oil on panel.
Framing: the artwork comes ready to hang, and is professionally framed in a Larson-Juhl Italian frame from the refined Pewter collection.
