White Inspiration #2

A second close view of the same neighbor’s azaleas, this one even more densely layered so that petals overlap and recede into soft shadow. The whites shift from near-paper bright to cool gray-lavender, while the yellow centers and red-tipped stamens repeat like small, precise notes across the surface. Again the flowers felt too pure and delicate to leave small; working at this scale let me follow each subtle contour and the way light rests inside the throats. It is another attempt to hold still long enough for their quiet precision to register fully.