Upon Reflection by B.B. Rich

From the Artist: "Upon Reflection, Pleasant Fragrance, and Garden Gate can be considered a set. They were created with a similar idea in mind. As a self-taught artist with no formal training, I am very conscious of all the ways that my artwork is different from others' art. This, combined with the use of pen & ink, which requires an extreme level of precision, can trigger an awful sense of perfectionism and pressure. It can be almost paralyzing.  When I created these pieces, I decided to try an experiment. Instead of spending time doing preliminary sketches and measuring to get "perfect" lines and proportions, I would just... draw. Literally, I would just pick up my pen, draw directly in ink, and accept the result. No sketching or measuring, combined with my own personal style, gave these drawings an almost abstract quality. There were all sorts of "mistakes" in the proportions, lines, and everything, but somehow it was still aesthetically beautiful. The parts that I would normally