About the work

I am drawn to flowers as they provide endless metaphors for the human experience. Parrot Tulips get more beautiful and complex as they age, their heads becoming droopy and the petals spreading and dropping. The interplay of stem and petal creates the most intricate shapes and layers. Finding the edges was a delightful challenge as I tried to capture the feel of these beautiful flowers. Black paint allowed me to focus on the lines to create a graphic statement.