By dousing my canvases and drawings with a plethora of high-octane colors, kaleidoscopic line work, and irregular compositions, I explore the symbiotic nature of life and confront the collective taboo around death. Flowers, insects, and my own body undergo a forensic exploration, inspired by the book, Japanese Death Poems, written by Zen monks and haiku poets, compiled by Yoel Hoffman and published by Tuttle. In 1823, the poet Kiku, aged 52 and on his deathbed, composed the haiku that spurred my current work: That which blossoms falls, the way of all flesh in this world of flowers.
This World of Flowers
Angel Trumpet, c. 2021
Oil paint on canvas.
60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Bound Homeward, c. 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
30 x 44 in (76.2 x 111.76 cm)
$3,000
Bury me under your Magnolia Tree
Oil paint on canvas
27 x 36 in (68.58 x 91.44 cm)
$3,000
Dawn Breaks, c. 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
$7,000
De Luxe and Delightful, 2020
Oil paint, oil stick and acrylic collage on canvas
36 x 32 in (91.44 x 81.28 cm)
$6,000
I saw in my dream
Oil paint on canvas
36 x 27 in (91.44 x 68.58 cm)
$3,000
Kiku, c. 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
$7,000
Magnified Still Life of Pistil
Oil on paint canvas.
12 x 12 in (30.48 x 30.48 cm)
$1,200
Magnified Still Life of Stamen
Oil on paint canvas.
12 x 12 in (30.48 x 30.48 cm)
$1,200
Morning Glory, 2022
Oil on paint canvas.
60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
$7,000
Other Side, c. 2022
Oil paint on canvas
46 x 53 in (116.84 x 134.62 cm)
$4,000
Seeds of Paradise, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
30 x 44 in (76.2 x 111.76 cm)
$3,000
Springtime Journey
Oil paint on canvas
32 x 24 in (81.28 x 60.96 cm)
$3,000
Ten Directions, 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
30 x 44 in (76.2 x 111.76 cm)
$3,000
The Azure Lotus 1, c. 2022
Oil paint on canvas.
93 x 65 in (236.22 x 165.1 cm)
$10,000
The Flowers 1, c. 2021
Oil paint on canvas.
67 x 72 in (170.18 x 182.88 cm)
$9,000
Where do they go? The butterflies.
Oil paint on canvas
27 x 36 in (68.58 x 91.44 cm)
$3,000