Drawings

"Arranged Flowers", Sumi ink and brush drawings on mulberry paper

In my flower drawings, I hope to comment on the beauty, irony, impermanence, and structure in the artistry of flower arrangement.  The flowers, once cut from their roots, have only a short remaining time to live.  They will quickly wither and die, but before they do, they are beautifully and elaborately arranged, and ultimately captured through paintings and prints by artists meaning to preserve their beauty, as well as suggest the fragility and impermanence of life. 

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  • Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    38"x26", 2009

  • Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Detail

  • Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Detail

  • Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Chrysanthemum Ikebana

    Detail

  • 38"x26", 2007

  • 18"x10", 2007

  • 38"x26", 2008

  • 38"x26", 2008