Portfolio > Ode to O'Keeffe - Iris Origami Paintings

Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe’s abstract flower paintings including my favorite, Black Iris, my Iris Origami Series of abstract oil paintings interpret the essential, unfolded structure of the Iris Flower Fold as an origami shape. The larger well-defined shapes and planes push and pull the surface creating an illusion of a sculpted relief, and the enhanced geometric shapes represent the ancient Asian concepts of Yin and Yang.

Zen Black Iris
Oil on Linen
60"x60"
2010
Zen Black Iris II
Oil on Linen
60"x60"
2010
Zen Black Iris III
Oil on Linen
60"x60"
2010
Zen Black Iris IV
Oil on Linen
60"x60"
2010
Black Iris I
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2009
Black Iris II
Oil on Canvas
48"x48"
2015
Black Iris III
Oil on Canvas
48"x48"
2015
Blue Iris
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2015
White Iris
Oil on Canvas
60"x60"
2014
White Iris II
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2014
White Iris Bouquet
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2014
Polka Dot Iris
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2011
Polka Dot Iris III
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2016
Polka Dot Iris IV
Oil on Canvas
60" x 60"
2017