I walking a balancing act at this point of the painting. I’m trying to be botanically accurate on the one hand and abstract enough on the other. I’m inspired by the energy and color shifts in the images from NAWA, even though I imagine the color is an artifact of the translation of recorded vision. But I’m also drawn to the years spend up close with flowers and also the intense study of their details in working in botanical illustration. Merging these two interests is where the tightrope is for me. And where it is most interesting as well.

I began this daily journal in February, 2026 as I prepared for my solo exhibition, “Portraits From My Garden” at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY, from June 5 – September 15, 2026, my work for the group show, “Hearing Women’s Voices” at the Ceres Gallery in from June 23. to July 18, 2026, and my upcoming November 2026, solo exhibition titled, “Centering in the Midst of Chaos” in Chelsea, New York City