Lady lighting cigarette by Sharyn Bursic pis-scale The composition features sweeping planetary

The composition features sweeping planetary vistas

attention drifts across the water as naturally as light does at dusk

presenting an intricate arrangement of symmetrical motifs drawn from Renaissance decorative tradition

Utagawa Kunimaru's bamboo and rising sun composition embodies the refined restraint of Edo-period woodblock printmaking

Rich botanical forms — tulips

Lady lighting cigarette by Sharyn Bursic pis-scale The composition features sweeping planetarySharyn Bursic renders a familiar gesture a woman pausing to light a cigarette with the quiet surrealism and warmth that defines her figurative work. The composition leans toward the staged and the slightly absurd, yet retains the honest, unpolished directness of her naive style. Mood and character carry more weight than strict realism here: colour is intuitive, form is expressive, and the moment is elevated by Bursic's ability to find gentle