Pick a flower by Raissa Oltmanns Illustration There is a hush to

There is a hush to it that lingers

The earring functions as both focal point and accent

energy contained and quieted

the elliptical lance of the leaves

The portrait format draws the eye upward through the composition

Pick a flower by Raissa Oltmanns Illustration There is a hush toPick a Flower places a figure among botanical forms with the same meticulous care and visual confidence that defines Raissa Oltmanns's practice. The composition feels at once spontaneous and deliberate a gesture frozen mid motion, surrounded by colour and natural detail. Oltmanns uses nature not as background but as active participant: the flowers and foliage are as expressive as the figure herself, contributing to a layered scene that rewards patient