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Foliages (2020-2025)

These floral works grew from a transformative encounter with a magnolia tree in Massachusetts, an experience that crystallized my approach to painting and revealed deeper patterns in nature. Drawing on a compositional grid rooted in the golden ratio, the pieces blend precise underlying structure with spontaneous, fluid gestures, inviting viewers to reconsider traditional floral imagery through a contemporary lens. The luminous colors and layered transparencies echo nature’s own intricate designs while opening space for personal interpretation.

Many originals from this series have found private homes and are now available exclusively as fine-art prints. Select works were exhibited in Paris in 2024 and in Cambridge and Boston throughout 2025. For availability, inquiries about originals, or to experience the collection, please contact me.

Fall Colors
Heartbeat
Winter Seeds
Fresh Pond Fall
Late Fall
Fall Bouquet
Wild Flowers
Fall Colors
Exuberance
Red Bouquet New York
Roses, lily, maple branch
Roses, hydrangea, lilies
Blue Hour with Blooming Magnolia
Opening
Bloom
Queen Ann's lace and Poppies
Composition
Peony Drawing
Composition with Peony
Buttercups
Peonies
Two Roses
Rose with Thistles
Roses with Thistles
Mimosa and Camellia
Blossom
Oak Woods
Tree at the Jardin du Luxembourg
Weeds Garrigue 3
Weeds Garrigue 2
Weeds Garrigue 4
Weeds Garrigue 1
Young Tree at the Jardin du Luxembourg
Weeds Garrigue 5
Rogue
Apple Blossom and Yew
Magnolia Stellata, Belmont
Magnolia Stellata
Fresh Pond
Spring in France
Stellata
Rogue
Red Tree
Hellebores
Hope
Garrigue
Magnolia and Penrose
Trader_Joe_Bouquet
Hydrangea
They Don't Toil
Winter Seeds 2
Winter Seeds 3
Winter Seeds 4
Peonies
Two Roses
Wild_tulips
Wild Tulip

Explore a diverse portfolio of work that moves between abstraction and observation. Each series examines layering, transparency, and the interplay of control and chance — qualities inherent to watercolor and multiple exposure photography alike.

From the monumental accumulations in Removal (2019) to the recent poem-guided abstract watercolors, the pieces reflect an ongoing investigation into presence, memory, and the unpredictable nature of materials.

Fleur Thesmar — Boston contemporary artist.

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