Variations on a Flower Study

There is a lot I love this flower study:

• It's backlit, yet there must've been enough ambient light in the room to capture detail, texture and shade.
• Think about the "Rule of Thirds" of composition.  Instead of a 3 x 3 grid, however, the artist applied the rule thematically, sectioned off by the flower and vase, the simple curtain, and ...
• The peeking cat, of course, adding wry humor to this piece.  

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Sometimes art intersections simply happen, when visual and dance fall into place.  There is even a hint of music, that we can hear.

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I think about the masters of painting from centuries ago ...

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