This painting has a long history. It started as an orange Clivia, and I got halfway through it before deciding to abandon the composition entirely, a new flower, a new palette, and a completely different painting. That was the real challenge here, walking away from a half-finished piece rather than pushing through it. What’s left of the Clivia now shows up only as a hint of orange and yellow embedded in the abstract background, while a swath of vibrant Hibiscus blossoms takes over the canvas. There’s a dance of joy moving from one blossom to the next that echoes a kind of triumph of spirit, something that resonates with me as the artist who was willing to start over.