ITO HOMAGE

Saturday, April 28.  I think of Ito Jakuchu when I look at this.  The brilliant white cascade on the dark green leaves, and the little cream centers pushing out.  His brilliant work in The Colorful Realm has stayed with me in many ways, which I didn't even realize until I looked at this. 

FLOWER BLANKET

November 1, 2009. Let’s look, Parker said. It’s just a jumble of weeds, Todd said. But what a jumble of glorious color on a fall day at the end of our NYC Marathon watching. A circle of asters around the fountain in the Conservatory Garden. Pink, white, yellow, magenta, violet, purple all jumbled into a blanket of color so dizzying in its fullness that it was dream inducing.