A large protea flower head blooms slightly off-center, its textured spherical heart picked out in bright cream. Thick, arching green leaves and a sweeping stem branch out to the right, balancing the weight of the bloom on the left.

Strong highlights on the petal edges fall against deep shadow beneath, in a dramatic chiaroscuro. The paint is built in thick impasto with prominent brushstrokes and palette-knife marks, over a distressed, scraped background of blended earth tones. The effect is rustic yet elegant.