© Blomme op Pers

A vase of cut flowers occupies the centre of the composition, rendered in acrylic with assured, expressive brushwork. Red, yellow, white and purple blooms cluster densely against a muted purple ground, their forms suggested through colour and gestural mark-making rather than precise detail. The green stems and foliage provide structure within the arrangement. Gericke’s approach reflects his training under several influential South African artists, synthesising their influences into a characteristically direct and painterly interpretation of a traditional still-life subject.