For centuries, the peony has been admired for its beauty, elegance and enduring presence in gardens and art. In Virtues in Bloom, each painting explores a different expression of these qualities through a single flower.

Rather than presenting elaborate arrangements or detailed garden scenes, the series focuses on individual blooms, allowing their form, colour and natural character to speak for themselves. Each peony is paired with a coloured ground that subtly influences the atmosphere of the painting while maintaining the flower as the central focus.

The titles, Grace, Elegance and Charm, reflect qualities that emerge naturally through careful observation rather than symbolic interpretation. Together, the paintings celebrate the quiet virtues found in beauty itself, reminding us that refinement often lies in simplicity, harmony and attentive looking.