Floral Series: Summer Garden Gardenia, 2023
Mixed media on paper
10" x 10"
Inspired by excerpts from "The Late Wisconsin Spring" by John Koethe
"April brings, between the isolation and the flowers.
Now the clouds are lighter, the branches are frosted green,
And suddenly the season that had seemed so tentative before
Becomes immediate, so clear the heart breaks and the vibrant
Air is laced with crystal wires leading back from hell."