Inside Garden I

This mixed media work layers paint, collage, and gilding to create a composition that is both atmospheric and grounded. The background unfolds in textured greys and blues, evoking shifting skies or weathered surfaces.

From this muted ground, vivid red botanical forms rise, their blossoms and branches reaching upward with energy and delicacy. At the base, dense foliage in crimson, burgundy, and pale pink anchors the piece, interwoven with golden fractures that shimmer like veins of light.

The contrast between fragile organic growth and the weight of the textured terrain reflects themes of persistence, renewal, and beauty emerging within states of uncertainty.

Mixed Media on stretched canvas (water based paint, oil pastels, tea bag paper, gold leaf, varnish).

48"x24"

2025