CACTUS SPIKES

14 X 20
pen & ink on paper

Those who know me personally realize that I seldom sit still since my hands and mind function on multiple layers, all simultaneously. One of the results of this habitude is briefly explored in this series?these imaginary botanical drawings are done in pen & ink, without planning or plotting. Though some of the sketches are triggered by actual plant life, others are solely the result of an overactive inspiration. I often add a geometrical or unexpected detail that warrant extra study. I‘Ve been creating these works on paper for 25 years, continuing their birth wherever I'm traveling or residing. By now, they number in the hundreds, stacked and silent.

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