Behind the Art · 2026-03-04

On Painting Flowers At Night

Why the Nocturne series exists — and what happens to color when the sun is finally out of the room.

On Painting Flowers At Night

For two years I only painted after dark. What began as a scheduling accident became the entire Nocturnes series. Color behaves differently when the room is quiet. Reds move toward black; violets carry weight. The gold leaf I use is not decoration — it is the only light left.

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