Original artwork description:

Between the hush of twilight and the whispered promise of dawn, “Perennial Pot with Autumn Flowers and a Lemon” stands as a portal to a realm where the ordinary dissolves into the eternal. Painted on a 60 x 60 cm canvas, this piece from the series “Kafkian Eternity with Flowers at 7 pm” vibrates with a quiet tension—a moment on the cusp between day and night, between one breath and the next. In its swirling shapes and luminous colors, time seems to pause, opening a metaphysical threshold through which nature’s fleeting pulse is both exalted and transcended.

Occasionally, the artist is seized by a sudden awe at how even the smallest ray of light can lend an otherworldly glow to the most ordinary forms—a fascination that shapes each brushstroke. He once remarked on the marvel of seeing a single droplet of dew turn into a tiny prism at sunrise, a memory that guided his color choices here. In this work, the gentle, almost theatrical illumination upon the swirling vase and the lemon is not accidental; it’s an homage to his unwavering affection for light’s power to reveal hidden beauty.

Here, autumn’s fading leaves, plucked from the four cherry trees the painter planted in his own yard, merge with the exotic echoes of summer blossoms cultivated by his wife, Julieta. Their essences twine in a vortex of glowing oranges and yellows, tinted by the gentle warmth of the late-autumn sun. Every so often, the painter would pause in his process, enthralled by how a simple shift in sunlight could transform a petal’s hue into something transcendent. It’s as if the canvas itself resonates with this delight in illumination, each layer reflecting his conviction that light can lift the mundane into a realm of quiet wonder.

At the heart of this swirling cosmos, a single lemon gleams like a secret oracle—tangible proof of life’s tang and vitality amid the unfolding abstraction. It is both anchor and enigma, holding the composition in balance while inviting us to ponder the infinite layers that underlie material form. The energy of the piece is further charged by the hush of wind whispering through the painted petals, as though each brushstroke captures the resonance of unseen forces shaping our reality. In random moments of inspiration, the artist would recall how sunlight piercing through late autumn leaves can make them glow like stained glass, and he sought to capture that fleeting radiance in each flourish of color.

Varnished to preserve its quiet luminescence, this masterpiece bridges the ephemeral and the everlasting. The late-autumn rays that set the trees aglow are forever captured in a timeless moment of transformation, a gentle reminder that in the flux of seasons and the breath of wind, we may glimpse the echoes of eternity. And, woven throughout every layer of paint, is the painter’s deep-rooted affection for the transformative gift of light—an homage to the magical power it holds to illuminate our world and make the ordinary gleam with hidden splendor.

Abstract Elegance
Autumn Radiance
Metaphysical Glow
Acrylic Whimsy
Floral Euphoria
Lemon Luminescence
Cherry Serenity
Kafkian Mystery
Timeless Illumination
Creative Alchemy

Materials used:

varnished acrylic and spray on stretched canvas

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