Nora Bruhn is an artist based in San Francisco. She finds herself with one foot in the city and the other in the forests, deserts, and waterways of California. Her work became widely recognized after being one of the first artists to paint a mural on a boarded-up building at the chaotic beginning of the pandemic. This mural gave people hope, and the public’s feedback demonstrated how essential art really is. She paints large-scale florals cast in dramatic lighting. She emphasizes the diversity in texture, transparency, and contour of flower petals. She labors over color and represents every hue she finds. Her composition accentuates the most compelling aspects of the flowers, offering viewers a captivating and immersive experience.