series designation: bloom. (index)
title: dejanira floral
medium: oil pastel over acrylic on canvas
dimensions: forthcoming
year: 2024.
status: retained.

archival record:
classical terracotta urn. greek key border at base. relief figures on vessel body: two figures in movement. dejanira and nessus. mythological abduction rendered as decorative surface. mixed floral arrangement. white peonies. pink roses. deep crimson tulips. orange blooms. purple and violet flowers. blue botanical detail. dense green foliage. cyan sky. landscape recession. the mythological figure is contained within the vessel. the botanical arrangement is not. chromatic inventory: high-chroma cyan ground. terracotta vessel in full saturation. floral arrangement across complete chromatic range. no tonal recession. no decorative neutrality. the concealment is structural. chromatic correction applied in full. the botanical was always concealing something. the concealment was the point.

filed under: rogue colorist. bloom. contemporary floral painting. post-impressionist lineage. dutch floral inquiry. chromatic subversion. botanical morphology. greek mythology. dejanira. classical vessel. figurative concealment.