Painting does not include poster rails for hanging. Original signature on back.

Acrylic ink and colored pencil on hand cut transparent yupo paper (30”x ~35”).

Material + Process (Transparent Yupo Works)

These works are made on thin, transparent Yupo. The surface is non-absorbent, so paint sits on top, shifting, pooling, and sometimes breaking into droplets or small imperfections that are left as part of the image.

Each piece is hand cut, so the length varies slightly from work to work, while the width is consistently factory-cut at 30". This irregularity is intentional and part of the physicality of the series.

They are hung with poster rails, allowing them to remain lightly suspended from the wall. Light passes through the surface, so the work changes with its environment—feeling less like a fixed image and more like something in motion.

Irises in My Yard

After moving in with Jordan, I started paying attention to the irises around our home in Nashville in a way I hadn’t before. I grew up here, but I never really noticed them until they were directly in my daily environment.

There are a few distinct groupings I return to: by the garage, along the rock wall near the driveway and mailbox, and against the brick back wall by the kitchen window. I use these locations as working titles for the paintings.

I began painting them in 2021 and haven’t stopped since. What started as attention to a seasonal pattern of arrival has continued to build into a sustained practice.