Good Grief Studio

White anemones in a vase. :)

'Okay Bouquet 22'
2025

My first job as a 16yo was delivering flowers. I benefitted from it so much that I delivered flowers again in my late-20’s and I believe it lent me a unique lens in life. I know firsthand the amount of care and thought that comes with sending flowers. There were interesting moments for sure; apologetic partners come to mind, but often i found myself in a darkened hospital room alongside a stranger in their desperate moment of life… or setting up flowers at a funeral with no attendees. There were some sad moments. On the days that I worked, most routes took me to multiple funeral homes and hospitals. Being around so much grief definitely woke me up.

And with all of those heavy moments, the light ones seemed lighter. Smiles become important. This series of paintings - Okay Bouquet - is my way of delivering more flowers and smiles.

For this most-recently completed painting in the Okay Bouquet series, I took some time to experiment further with bolder pinks - especially bubblegum pink - inline with my own nostalgic palettes.

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‘Okay Bouquet 10’
2024

24.375” x 33”
Acrylic on stretched canvas
Gallery Profile 1.5”

Complemented by;

Positive Gesture #67
Acrylic on stretched canvas

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Lastly, this painting has been turned into a poster print available at goodgriefstudio.com - available in two colorways.

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