Rona Liu, Hills in Fall, Gouache on Paper, 5 X 8"

Acrylic Gouache on Paper, 7 X 5"

"I find it hard to work without a subject or reference in front of me. When I have a live person in front of me or I’m looking at nature, that feels almost like a partnership. I’m collaborating with the light. I’m collaborating with my subject - even if it's just a tree. I’m getting to know it: how it twists and turns and how the lichen grows on its surface. It’s a shared process." -R.L.