"Hibiscus" found a home quickly! I had just finished it the day before we left for Birmingham and felt quite good about it. I have been thinking quite a bit about language and nature and the points at which they intersect and diverge. When work is process driven, I find that much evolves that one doesn't anticipate. This comes as much of my work does, through the process of layering/removing/layering, and so on. In those layers are thoughts and pieces floating. The implied "window" may be the looking through to that which my mind knew or remembered, or wished to see again.
The couple who purchased this piece spent quite a while in quiet contemplation and conversation with each other. They each liked some different aspect. When they decided to take Hibiscus home, it felt good to me - it felt as if they worked together to make a decision each would be happy with and that they were happy with one another.
I hope you all will find my new website dedicated to my paintings - www.whitneypeckman-painter.com. It's a softly grey and cool day here in NC - one to take in to my cells to revisit once the real southern summer is upon us.
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