Cyclamen by Julie de Graag Illustration-Japanese Sekka understood that abstraction and

Sekka understood that abstraction and ornamentation are not opposites

the vertical tower

the work captures an ordinary coastal moment elevated by the artist's instinct for warmth and gentle humour

while Doudine's characteristic attention to facial expression gives the image genuine emotional depth

Cyclamen by Julie de Graag Illustration-Japanese Sekka understood that abstraction andCyclamen captures de Graag's singular ability to translate delicate botanical forms into bold graphic language. The swept back petals of the cyclamen flowers a distinctive reflexed shape found nowhere else in the plant world are rendered with engraved lines that convey both fragility and tension. The mottled, heart shaped leaves beneath add tonal contrast, their variegated surfaces cross hatched to suggest depth. The composition balances botanical