These Imaginary Botanical paintings started the day after 9/11. I wanted to do the opposite of what everyone witnessed; I wanted pictures that celebrated the joy of life. These botanicals grew along with a new fascination for Francois Boucher's Louise O'Murphy. I saw within this painting similar geometry and eventually merged the two with the lines of the botanicals following the same contours of her body.
François Boucher, Louise O'Murphy c. 1752, oil on canvas, 59 cm × 73 cm (23 in × 29 in), Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Imaginary Botanical, 2006
Oil on canvas, 48" x 60"
Imaginary Botanical, 2005
Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
Imaginary Botanicals, 2005
Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Imaginary Botanicals, 2005
Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Imaginary Botanicals, 2005
Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Blue Blazes, 2005
Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Japanese Dream, 2005
Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
Scent, 2006
Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Imaginary Botanical, 2005
Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"