Orchid 31
18x24"
Watercolor, Charcoal
 
This orchid grows with a kind of quiet synchronicity. The blooms drift to one side, blue and soft, as if pulled by their own weight. They feel mid-movement—caught in a moment of balance.
 
The stems rise straight and patient, doing the slow work of holding everything up. At the bottom, the leaves spread outward like hands bracing against the ground, while the roots cling lightly, just enough to stay put.
 
There’s no drama here, no performance. The plant seems aware of how delicate it is and grows anyway.
 
What holds the form upright is not abundance but balance—an economy of gesture where nothing is wasted.