Early Flowers with Peonies, 2024

Artist notes: The peonies continue to open as I paint. Could they hear the paint being brushed across the linen? Could they feel their shapes being formed under my hand? Could this have precipitated some desire of their own? Most likely it was the warmth in the art studio. Still, they turned and spiralled with graceful ease. If there is an inner peace to be expanded upon through nature, this seems like a good place to start.