Botanical Essence: Orchid VIII

Orchids symbolize strength and resiliency. These are expressed in willow charcoal drawn on textured ochre and metallic gold, with white orchid petals. Painted with a palette knife, this semi-abstract painting operates in the space between recognition and dissolution. Familiar forms emerge and fade, allowing perception to oscillate between figuration and abstraction, where memory, intuition, and gesture coexist.

On gallery-wrapped canvas with sides painted light gray. Satin varnish. Ready to hang.