Future plants
Future Plants is a series of paintings that are a meditation on the unknown. They ask the viewer, “What do you want to see in me?” Each painting has two compositional perspectives that can be seen by turning the artwork 180 degrees. In these paintings, I combine light, geometry, and abstraction of organic matter to visualize positive energy. With these paintings I contemplate the study of positive speech and healing. If a plant can be physiologically affected by positive communication, then imagine what that means for more complex organisms like human life. I began this body of work because my actual house plants were dying and I wanted to give them some positive visual imagery of their future selves. It turns out I just needed to water them less.
florero, still life side, 2019, watercolor and gouache on paper
cosmic philodendron, 2019, gouache and watercolor on paper
blue clouds and comet, 2019, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
a good vibe, 2019, gouache, watercolor and colored pencil on paper
a future still life, 2019, gouache, acrylic and colored pencil on paper
a future still life #2, 2019, gouache, watercolor, colored pencil and acrylic on paper
lessons we aren’t ready for, 2019, gouache, watercolor, pencil and collage on paper
plants you don’t need to water, 2019, gouache and acrylic on wood