Three Tulips, One Breath, ebru (floral/tulip on a light battal ground), pigments and ox gall on paper
Against a pale, clouded battal ground veined with turquoise, three crimson tulips stand in measured intervals—variations on a single motif. Each bloom carries a slender flame of yellow at its core; the leaves are drawn with confident biz pulls that ripple like the water’s own current. Repetition becomes rhythm: the eye moves left to right, pausing on the small asymmetries that humanize the order. Clear veins, clean lifts, and generous negative space keep the image luminous. The work distills classical ebru into a calm, musical cadence—control and surrender held in the same breath.
