I’m right here with you
I’m right here with you (2023-present) is a series of botanical drawings about the ephemerality of life, the immensity of love, and the duality of beauty and loss. I began making this work in 2023 as a meditative exercise, drawing early each morning to begin my days with quiet presence. I was instinctually drawn to flowers and plants: some I buy from the store, such as bouquets of tulips or lilies, while I clip others, such as sweetgum branches and river grass, from my backyard. I draw from life using a mechanical pencil and watercolor paper, rendering the plants before me through contour drawing, which facilitates an emotional translation from object to artwork. Making these drawings allows me to reflect on my own mortality, relationships with those I love, and how to make the most of my limited time alive. While this daily practice results in individual, finished drawings—I have made more than 600 to date—its essence is more about the enduring daily practice and the reflection it provides.
I’m right here with you debuted at The Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, MO in 2025. Above film by Bryan Birks.