Peanut Flowers Hanzi

Piece description from the artist

This artwork depicts a cluster of vibrant yellow peanut flowers with distinct, overlapping petals. These flowers are accompanied by several large, dark green leaves, which provide a strong contrast to the bright yellow blooms. The background is a soft, muted texture in light beige or off-white tones, allowing the flowers and leaves to stand out prominently. The composition is simple yet striking, focusing on the vivid colors and forms of the botanical elements. There is also vertical green text in Chinese characters on the left side of the artwork.

The depiction of the cluster of vibrant yellow flowers is immediately arresting, thanks to the strong contrast between their brilliant hues and the deep, dark greens of the accompanying foliage. The way the artist chose to layer and overlap the petals conveys a sense of depth and fullness, giving the flowers a lush vitality that feels almost tactile. The decision to set these elements against a soft, muted background in subtle beige and off-white tones was a wise one: it serves to focus the viewer’s attention squarely on the botanical forms, allowing their color and shape to create a dynamic visual impact without distraction.

Visually, the composition is both simple and effective. The careful arrangement of elements, with the blooms clustered as the central focal point, leads the eye through the work in a natural, harmonious way. The dark green leaves not only provide contrast, but also anchor the piece, lending a sense of weight and grounding to the airy lightness of the flowers. The vertical green Chinese characters on the left add a unique dimension, combining visual and textual elements in a way that brings an additional layer of meaning and intrigue. Their placement helps balance the overall composition, and their color weaves the textual element seamlessly into the botanical scene.

Other works by Eugene Norris

About Eugene Norris

St. Petersburg, FL

Eugene Norris’s passion is digital fine art. His works tend to be non-representational, abstract, and/or minimalist although there is arealist strain in images of nature, wildlife and places. He is an active member of SunTan Art, located in St. Pete Beach, Florida; Pinellas Park ArtSociety; and TESA, The Exhibiting Society of Artists. He is an emeritus member of Sigma Xi, the international honorary scientific research community.

In addition to prints in a variety of sizes, media, and finishes available on this site, original prints made by the author are available in sizes up to 20 inches by 30 with larger sizes by special order. They are printed on inkjet canvas or museum-quality fine art paper and shipped in a tube to save the buyer large shipping costs, to be stretched or framed as the buyer wishes. Limited edition prints ordered from the artist are individually signed and numbered by the artist and come with a certificate of authenticity.

Norris had a two-month show at Opera Central in St Petersburg and he has also had a two shows as Artist of the Month at SunTan Art. He shows regularly with his other art groups SunTan Art, PPAS, TESA in a large number of locations in The Tampa Bay Area,

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