Lily of the Valley and Anemone

What you see

A small bouquet crosses the page on a diagonal. Top left, a red anemone opens around a black center, while on the right a blue one appears in profile. Between them, a spray of lily of the valley hangs its little white bells. Behind, two broad, smooth leaves, one curling at the bottom, act as a frame, and the eye travels from the red flower to the blue one along the bells.

The contrast is strong: crimson, intense blue and white against the dark green of the leaves. Soft shading gives the petals volume, and fine parallel lines run through the leaves. Watch for the black stamens ringing the center of the red anemone and the feathery leaflets beside the stem of the blue one.