Alba Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Pair scales and colours–has been expressed

scales and colours–has been expressed in many mediums

Echoes of Klimt’s Athena and Judith can be seen in the gilded symmetry and sensual abstraction

Each spring the cherry blossom tree returns to life

carefully preserving the original folds and flow of the fabric

Alba Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Pair scales and colours–has been expressedThe cherry blossom has been favoured among artists for centuries, for its natural grace and symbolic value. Each spring the cherry blossom tree returns to life; it is reborn. The gestural, hand painted brushstrokes capture the fleeting beauty of these blossoms, against the elegant lustre of a silk ground. Branches gently sway in the wind with the odd blossom fluttering off a branch, evoking the feeling a gentle breeze on a balmy spring, says Sophie