Gardenia On Coffee Stained Paper Original print adaptation

adaptation

Part of Katie Chance’s ongoing exploration of Texas flora

performing — capturing the physical energy of what she did

A more defined portrait then emerges

Early in this process I wrote: “In a garden full of colors

Gardenia On Coffee Stained Paper Original print adaptationGardenia On Coffee Stained Paper Original 16"x20" Watercolor & Gouache on Coffee Stained Paper Convalescence is a series of white flower studies created during a period of profound quiet, grief, and internal repair. My work often celebrates color, movement, and the wild botanicals of Texasbut in this collection, I turned toward the starkness of white. In a garden full of brilliant hues, white flowers feel solemn, as if taking space for what cannot be