I came across this single image of a solitary poppy fading into its background and felt an immediate pull to recreate it. Also, I knew it had to be done with one pigment only. Daniel Smith's Moonglow.
One of the most challenging pieces I have made. Recreating a blurred, dissolving form with just water and pigment… too much control and it hardens, too little and it disappears entirely. The restraint was the practice. The practice of patience.
What remained is somewhere between a flower and a memory of one. Present enough to recognise, distant enough to reach for.
That is the mirage.
For spaces that are comfortable with the almost.
*Colours may vary due to lighting sources.
Meet Poulami
I’m a Mumbai-based watercolour artist creating meditation-inspired work from my studio sanctuary. Each painting begins in stillness, shaped by nature’s rhythm and the quiet beauty of imperfection.
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