By: James Groleau

Medium: Color Mezzotint
ImageSize: 8 x 8 inches
EditionSize: 100

From the Flowers of Turbulence series, Gardenia is a mezzotint by James Groleau centered on a pale, fully opened gardenia resting in a shallow red vessel. The softly illuminated petals unfold in layered curves, rendered with delicate tonal transitions that contrast against a deep, shadowed ground. Behind the flower, patterned textile forms in dark reds and browns introduce a quiet ornamental rhythm, lending the composition a sense of interior space and contemplative stillness. Groleau’s precise control of mezzotint texture allows the flower to appear luminous yet restrained, balancing sensual detail with a subdued, meditative atmosphere.