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Inspired by the glorious water gardens at the Naples Botanical Garden, this lotus flower displayed such luminance as the sun shone translucently through the petals. This one flower stood the tallest in the garden, reaching for the light, standing radiantly among its peers, compelling the artist to paint its beauty in her own artistic style.

The flower itself is painted with a glazing process of multiple light layers of color, building to a luminous result and a striking effect amidst its bold background.

I turned to painting after bidding farewell to my first career in marketing, sales, and public relations. Active experimentation with different mediums such as photography, jewel craft, and digital media led me to oil and watercolor painting, my current preferred mediums. In contrast to the high-energy, fast-changing world of sales and marketing, my artwork draws from the peaceful, meditative qualities of the natural world. Underpinning my work are foundations of bold contrast and bright color, yet my paintings delve deeper. My paintings hone in on the interplay of light and color, the serenity and simplicity of individual elements, and the tranquil feeling of being surrounded by nature. It is the absence of chaos that makes the...