Leaves Above Water 2024

This work captures rain's fleeting marks on a still pond, a momentary disturbance translated into layered transparencies and muted tones. Overhanging foliage, a calligraphic shorthand in deep greens and umbers, punctuates the upper register.

The pond becomes a canvas of subtle incident: concentric ripples in quiet blues and greys contrast with blurred, organic shapes of reflected leaves. The image recalls Impressionism's atmospheric play of light on water, with an echo of Japanese woodblock in its flattened perspective and distilled natural forms. It’s a study in transience, elevating a spring shower to a contemplative observation that finds order in the ephemeral.