"Occasionally She Liked To Ponder Whilst Sitting On A Chrysanthemum Morifolium" is a quiet and reflective portrait of pensiveness.

There's a tinge of sadness, which is lightened by the fact that she is sitting on a cushiony Chrysanthemum Morifolium. I fell in love with these flowers during my first trip to Japan. I love the way each petal is arranged in a sphere like shape, every time I receive a bunch, I take way too many photos from all angles and store them away, so that I can draw them in the future.

The one featured in this drawing is one such flower, that has been immortalised and which brought me joy for several weeks in a vase in my kitchen. The illustration reminds me that even when sadness overtakes me, the thought of sitting on a gigantic Chrysanthemum does away with some of that darkness.

This artwork is part of a series called 'Quirky tales' which explores surreal scenarios between animals and other creatures that inhabit the earth. Sometimes it's flora, sometimes bugs, sometimes feathered or fury creatures or the mysterious beings that live under the sea.

Each artwork starts up as an idea in my brain, inspired by a wide variety of stimuli. I'm often triggered by words and sentences from poems, books or everyday conversations. Sometimes the ideas come to me in my sleep or visions when I meditate. And many ideas evolve from visual material that I collect.

The artwork was drawn on an iPad using Procreate and an Apple Pencil. What starts its life as a digital drawing, often evolves into other art forms including: oil paintings, Lino or etched prints and sometimes animations to be sold as an NFT/Crypto art.

LIMITED EDITION: Only 9 prints available

SIZE: 40 x 40cm

Please note, if you require a custom size please get in touch. 30x30cm & 50x50cm also available upon request.

FRAMING: This print is unframed.

PAPER: Printed on Canson 310 gsm which is a fine art, museum grade archival paper.