On display is a still life, which shows a bouquet of marigolds in a patterned bowl. The pattern in the style of a straw-like wickerwork changes from dark red to a bright lemon yellow and passes from the bowl into the tablecloth.
The flowers shine in orange and yellow tones. Especially the upper flowers are illuminated by bright light, apparently coming directly from the sky. With pastose paint application, Evard creates the impression of a light source through circular brushstrokes in the colors white, pink and light blue. A stronger blue on the left and right edges of the picture creates a complementary contrast to the red of the tablecloth.
The picture deliberately dispenses with a background in order to guide the viewer’s gaze upwards. The light source in the form of a semicircle is located centrally in the picture above the bowl. This light source is at the same time the strongest symbol of this picture, as it symbolizes the connection to the divine. Évard’s Christian faith is also reflected in his commitment to the Christian youth association and to pacifism.
At the center of the picture is the bowl with marigolds, which is evenly filled. A color gradient can be seen from yellow on the left side to a dark orange on the central axis of the picture to a lighter yellow on the upper edges of the highest flowers as well as to a lighter orange on the right outer flowers.
The bowl is placed centrally under the semicircular light source. We have two diagonals in the picture, which are given by the tablecloth. The marigolds in the bowl can be divided into a larger triangle on the left and a smaller triangle on the right. Accordingly, we have a small triangle outside the bowl on the left side and a larger triangle on the right side, which makes the composition balanced. In this picture, Évard combined two reflections. Firstly, he resorts to the symmetrical reflection, which he also uses in his landscape paintings. On the other hand, the flowers in the bowl and outside of it can be described as a point reflection.
The explosive color combination with strong complementary and chiaroscuro contrasts is reminiscent of expressionist paintings, such as one by Marianne Werefkin. The representation of light through the use of a color palette from yellow to orange as well as the suggested outlines of the marigolds reveal impressionistic influences.