All that lies in a single cherry tree branch.

Cherry blossoms near Paradeplatz, Zurich, 2023
A spring wind (after Hiroshige), ink, color and gold-leaf flakes on Japanese paper, 2023

All the cherry blossom petals are gone and more and more green leaves are visible every day. All that was left to paint on this year’s cherry blossom composition were the connecting branches.

There is always a small fear creeping up at this stage in any painting. What if that one missing element comes out wrong? What exactly is the right color for the remaining element? Where does this branch start?

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