White Dahlia on Vert de Gris, 2024

White Dahlia on Vert de Gris is a large scale close up of a white and Green dinner plate dahlia found locally in a neighbourhood planter. Painted using layers of thin glazed of oil paint to build a deep and rich opacity to each petal, the piece re...

White Dahlia on Vert de Gris is a large scale close up of a white and Green dinner plate dahlia found locally in a neighbourhood planter. Painted using layers of thin glazed of oil paint to build a deep and rich opacity to each petal, the piece resonates with minimal colours and tones, depicting the freshness and beauty of the flower and enhancing and exaggerating the graphic and geometric. The deep Verdegris background elevates the freshness of the white, and extends onto the edges of the canvas, designed to be hung unframed.