Estella Tse 3/22/25 Estella Tse 3/22/25

botanical studies: disporum cantoniense 'night heron'

disporum cantoniense 'night heron'
chinese fairy bells

perennial • zones 6-9

Estella Tse 3/21/25 Estella Tse 3/21/25

botanical studies: pulmonaria

pulmonaria
lungwort

perennial • zones 3-8 • part to full shade

Estella Tse 3/18/25 Estella Tse 3/18/25

botanical studies: ligularia dentata

ligularia dentata
leopard plant

perennial • zones 4-8 • part to full shade

Estella Tse 3/17/25 Estella Tse 3/17/25

botanical studies: aruncus aethusifolius

aruncus aethusifolius
dwarf goat's beard

perennial • zones 4-8 • full to part-sun

Estella Tse 3/14/25 Estella Tse 3/14/25

Foggyhead

Another experiment with layered paper-cut paintings, scanned, and composited in AfterEffects - using position to change over time. I also learned how to play with framerate with this one.

Estella Tse 3/11/25 Estella Tse 3/11/25

Grounders, Spinners, Dreamers

Some folks are grounded - connected to the Earth. Others are spinning around in their own heads. And us dreamers are floating around into space LOL

Estella Tse 3/10/25 Estella Tse 3/10/25

Behind the Fog

On Day 86 of daily meditation + painting, I started blending layers a bit more.

I painted the cloudy Depression layer, cut holes with exact-o knife…

Estella Tse 3/7/25 Estella Tse 3/7/25

Daily Art Practice: Meditation + Painting (Part 5)

Can you tell I need to have a variety of styles and approaches to express regularly? 😅

As I’ve been going through this daily practice, I notice how much I need the freedom to express myself in a diverse variety of ways…

Estella Tse 3/6/25 Estella Tse 3/6/25

Daily Art Practice: Meditation + Painting (Part 4)

These batches were painted shortly after the 2025 Inauguration and LA wildfires. It was a rough few weeks for me. I used tape to create boundaries between chaos and clarity/focus…