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. 

BLOOMING BEAUTY

April 10, 2010. A beautiful day in the neighborhood and the trees are in full bloom. The ornamentals are just that, showy, full and brilliant in their artifice. You can't help but look, to marvel at their fullness, their color, their contrast. How much are people just like this. One big difference is trees don't ask you 'what are you looking at?' They just quietly let you look, knowing that they were bred to look like this.