Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting Size:36"x24" slender birch rises through this

slender birch rises through this oil study of an autumn wood

The contrast of motion and stillness

The right panel sweeps across golden dunes etched with a faint trail

The diptych evokes the romance of crossing a desert toward refuge

radiant stillness

Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting Size:36"x24" slender birch rises through thisThis radiant close up draws the eye straight into a cluster of cherry blossoms in full bloom, their soft pink petals opening against a clear spring sky of pale, washed blue. Slender branches arc across the frame, carrying a profusion of open flowers alongside tightly furled crimson buds that promise still more to come. Golden stamens catch the light at the heart of each blossom, while the gentle gradation of pink, from blush to deeper rose, gives the