“Fleur” (2025) is a radiant and emotionally charged painting by Pascal Courcelles, part of his ongoing exploration of color, gesture, and material. Boldly sculptural and profoundly lyrical, this unique piece offers a contemporary take on floral subjects — not as botanical illustrations, but as expressive explosions of texture, color, and emotion.
At the center, a large pink and crimson blossom unfurls across a textured sea of cerulean blue. Surrounding it, lush strokes of green, yellow, and orange swirl like leaves caught in motion. The surface itself is alive with dimensionality — thick impastos and embedded materials that give the work a powerful tactile presence. This is not a flat painting, but a living composition where color emerges from the depth of matter.