Piece description from the artist
The artwork features a digital painting of a single pink peony flower. The peony is depicted with vibrant shades of pink, gradually transitioning from lighter to deeper hues towards the edges of the petals. The petals are soft and layered, conveying a sense of delicacy and fullness. The flower stands on a green stem with several elongated green leaves extending outward. The background is a subtle, textured off-white, which contrasts with and highlights the vivid colors of the flower. Japanese text placed vertically on the right side of the artwork reads pretty pink peony.
The artist has invested thoughtful attention into both the composition and color transitions, resulting in a piece that radiates delicacy and quiet strength. The gradual shift in the pink hues from the lighter center to the deeper edges not only gives the petals a vibrant, lifelike presence but also highlights your grasp of value and depth. This nuanced use of color adds a compelling sense of dynamism to the flower, helping it stand out vibrantly against the more neutral background.
The rendering of softness and fullness of the peony’s layered petals is especially commendable. Capturing such delicacy in digital medium can be challenging, and your careful blending and subtle transitions have successfully evoked the flower's natural beauty. The way the green stem and leaves extend outward introduces a sense of movement and balance, guiding the viewer's eye through the composition.
The decision to use a textured off-white background is a strong one; it provides contrast without overwhelming the main subject, allowing the peony to remain the focal point. The addition of Japanese text vertically placed along the right side is intriguing and distinctive—it adds a layer of cultural resonance and visual interest, gently evoking a sense of minimalism often found in Japanese art, while also reinforcing the painting's contemplative mood.
For prints ordered directly from the artist, this gallery-wrapped image is printed on a professional Epson P6000 24-inch wide printer and comes on very high quality Epson Exhibition gloss-finished canvas, protected by two coats of clear lacquer. Available size are 14 by 21 and 20 by 20 inches. Delivered with artist's signature on the lower right front, individually numbered an edition of only 25, it is shipped in a sturdy tube to save you high shipping charges and allows you to select the mounting of your choice. It will look fine mounted on canvas stretchers like an oil painting and placed in a float frame. Makes a great gift!
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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