Floret view her on my website Floret, original acrylic on panel, 24”x18”, private collection (thank you!).** I always welcome questions - send them my way ! In case you haven’t noticed, I have been obsessed with layering line and painted shapes. This is a fascination I’ve had for years now, and I’m thoroughly enjoying exploring all the different ways I can combine these elements. Floret started as an abstract painting from last summer’s output. I then drew from memory overtop - at first I intended to draw a fox, but she also looked a little coyote-like. Then as I built up layers, she became stockier like a wolf. I’m ok with this sort of fluidity - I let the drawing/shapes move in whatever direction feels right for the painting. I call this “getting out of the way” - it’s an integral part of my intuitive painting process. Her face is mostly preserved from the abstract painting, and the remainder of the piece was woven in carefully as I painted so as to appear to be o...