Autumn Leaves

This picture "Autumn Leaves" is created primarily with free brush strokes. I especially like its sense of movement. The blowing wind is such a defining feature of the autumn season. I actually created this in two stages, years apart. I first did the flowers and the foreground leaves, as a kind of play. The results were surprisingly attractive. Then I put it aside and forgot all about it. Years later, it re-surfaced, and I finished the composition by putting in the background leaves, balancing with the calligraphy.