I wanted this painting to feel as if the irises were slowly releasing themselves into the space around them. The background became an extension of the irises, almost like their color and energy are drifting outward rather than disappearing completely.
The flowers are not fully wilted yet, but they are in that in between stage where change becomes unavoidable. As parts of the irises begin to fall away, the painting became less about death itself and more about transformation. I kept thinking about how in nature, life is constantly shifting into something else. Even as something fades, new life and energy continue forming all around it.
