Fluid Grace

A detailed pencil sketch of scattered dry grass and plant stems.

Woven by Water, Oil based Ink with Acrylic ink wash, 8 x 15.5 inches

The quiet strength and fluid grace of water is a feminine force in nature. Water nourishes, shapes, erodes, and transforms — always moving, always adapting, undeniably powerful. Through fine, deliberate lines and flowing textures, I transcribe the elegance and force of water as it interacts with the natural world.

In spaces where rivers etch paths through rock, where waves soften even the hardest edges, and where still pools mirror the sky with quiet knowing, qualities of the feminine reflect — resilience through change, strength in softness, and the ability to hold, carry, and release. Water does not ask permission to transform; it cannot help but to transform.

Working in ink, a medium both permanent and fluid, allows me to mirror the duality of control and spontaneity that water embodies. Each mark is both an homage and a meditation of the power in subtlety, and the timeless relationship between water and the world it touches.

A detailed pencil drawing of a rocky riverside with various-sized rocks, some partially submerged in water.

Imbrication, Oil based Ink with Acrylic ink wash, 8.5 x 15.75 inches

Close-up of ocean waves with white foam and dark water.

Fluid, Oil based Ink with Acrylic ink wash, 7.5 x 16 inches

A detailed pencil sketch of a tree trunk with an open drain cover surrounded by leaves.

Caught out in the Rain, Oil based Ink with Acrylic ink wash, 8 x 15.25 inches

A detailed pencil sketch of a landscape with leafless trees silhouetted against a glowing sun, with a river reflecting the sunlight, and distant hills in the background.

Yellow WoodsOil based Ink with Acrylic ink wash, 7.5 x 17 inches

A black-and-white sketch of leafless trees with a cloudy sky and the sun peeking through.

Blue WoodsOil based Ink with Acrylic ink wash, 5.5 x 16.5 inches