Floral Bits depicts photographic still lifes on canvas inspired by the flower paintings of Odilon Redon. Photography has a history of entanglement with painting as many photographers have referenced the art form's aesthetics. The series is blurred to reduce qualities of realism associated with photography and to further allude to the tradition of romanticized paintings. Simultaneously, the image is transforming into pixels to accentuate the use of technology and to reinforce the departure from material to virtual art forms.
Virtual images no longer need to rely on the exterior allowing artworks more than ever to be creations of imagination. However, one could argue that paintings, photography, and virtual imagery have a cultural history embedded both in the real and in our desires. Floral Bits allows for the contemplation of the relationship of various media to representation. This series alludes to the progression of imagery over time and reminds the viewer that the photograph was never a more authentic interpretation of the world.