The Blooms Beneath 14x20 Mixed Media on Paper

The Blooms Beneath began with three tulips—forms I’ve painted so many times they live in my muscle memory. They were the quiet foundation of the piece, the familiar shapes I always return to. And then I let them go. I layered watercolor, pen, and oil pastels over the blooms, allowing the colors to run wild, soften, blur, and dissolve their edges.

This piece is about loosening what once felt rigid. About letting beauty become fluid. About trusting what emerges when control gives way to intuition. The tulips still exist beneath the surface, softened and transformed, much like the parts of ourselves we grow beyond but never truly leave behind.

An invitation to witness the gentle unraveling of what we know — and the unexpected grace that rises from it.