Reality Beckons, natural ink, 15x10” 2023
Panoply, natural ink, 21x16”, 2024
Abstract Ink Drawing, Acrylic Painting, Watercolor
Amplifying cycles of the natural world, abstract ink drawings explore inner realities of nature, using colors derived from organic material.
I learned the art of making colored ink from living in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where I studied with entrepreneur Ruby Ghuznavi at her shop and natural color industry Aranya. As part of the artist group Jibon Rasa, I wrote the book, COLORS: Passages through Art, Asia and Nature and two recent books of poetry dedicated to the survival of nature and new appreciation of the earth.
Reality Beckons, natural ink, 15x10” 2023
Panoply, natural ink, 21x16”, 2024