Morning Bud | Original Art | Illustration
 
Medium: Mixed media – Ink, Watercolour, Acrylic
Style: Expressive, minimal, meditative
Techniques:
    •    Soft yet deliberate brushstrokes, capturing emergence and growth
    •    Subtle tonal blending, evoking warmth and renewal
    •    Fluid composition, reflecting organic movement
Palette:
    •    Warm shades of red, orange, and soft neutrals, symbolising life, energy, and quiet transformation
    •    Gentle contrast, reinforcing the delicate yet powerful essence of a new beginning
Key Features:
    •    A visual representation of renewal, meditation, and the unfolding of inner wisdom
    •    The simplicity of form and composition mirrors the quiet clarity of a morning ritual
    •    An invitation to pause, reflect, and listen to the whispers of the inner self
 

Description:
 
Created during Chapter 2 (2020 - 2023), this piece is part of the Versions of Robert Collection—a deeply personal body of work reflecting my journey through my mother’s stroke, dissociation, and eventual dementia. This period of my life involved immense inner soul work, each piece acting as a page in a diary, accompanied by a poem or story.
 
“Morning Bud” represents the beginning of a new practice—a morning meditation in art. This was the first image to reveal itself, an intuitive dialogue between the brush and the subconscious. It embodies the gentle unfolding of the inner soul, a visual whisper of renewal and quiet awakening.
 
There is no poem for this piece, as the image itself is the meditation—the feeling of presence in the moment, the acceptance of what is, and the quiet invitation to listen.

This piece serves as a reminder that every day is a new bud, waiting to open in its own time.

 
Details:
 
- Size: A4 Illustration
- Material: Mixed media on paper 
- Unframed
- Original, signed by the artist
- Limited Edition Giclée Prints Available – 150 prints total across three sizes, including the original size