Flowers 

Margareta Sterian created this painting, titled "Flowers," with oil on canvas. Look closely, and you will see how Sterian layered the paint, creating a textured surface that almost feels like relief. The way the pigment sits on the canvas gives the flowers a sense of depth and volume. The handling of the paint, loose and gestural, suggests a rapid execution, yet the overall effect is one of quiet contemplation. There's a wonderful tension here between the high-art tradition of oil painting and the more vernacular subject of floral still life. Sterian seems less interested in botanical accuracy than in capturing the essence of these blooms, a fleeting moment of natural beauty. The choice of oil paint, a material historically associated with wealth and prestige, elevates this humble subject. This elevates the subject into something more profound. The painting reminds us that materials and making processes are never neutral, but always charged with social and cultural meaning.