Flowers in a glass vase by NKTN Painting-Modern The result is an abstraction

The result is an abstraction that feels neither arbitrary nor overworked: considered

Sharyn Bursic renders a familiar gesture — a woman pausing to light a cigarette — with the quiet surrealism and warmth that defines her figurative work

the layered collage elements and bold graphic contrasts are rendered with precise edge clarity

the matte surface captures Cross's intricate brushwork with genuine precision — each individual stroke of colour distinct

Flowers in a glass vase by NKTN Painting-Modern The result is an abstractionFlowers in a Glass Vase strips the classic still life down to its essentials: a clear vessel, a generous gathering of blooms, and the quiet tension between transparency and colour. NKTN's modern graphic approach replaces painterly texture with clean, deliberate lines and carefully chosen flat tones, giving the composition a fresh, almost architectural clarity. The vase itself becomes a design element its transparency rendered through minimal but