Don’t wait for inspiration

‘Don’t wait for inspiration’

Style 1 – Collector’s Edition

• Edition of 99
• Signed and numbered by the artist on unstretched canvas.
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA)

Style 2 – Artist Proof Edition
• Edition of only 15
• Hand-embellished and tattooed by Yost
• Framed, signed, and numbered
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA)

No Rain No Flowers collection (2024)

No Rain No Flowers is a study in contrast—beauty born through pressure, growth forged in chaos. This 2024 series explores the idea that nothing meaningful arrives without resistance. Every bloom carries the memory of what it took to get there.

Each piece begins with a photographic foundation—quiet, composed, almost still. From there, it’s disrupted. Built up. Pushed past its original intention. Layers of spray paint, acrylic, and oil collide in controlled chaos, forming explosive floral compositions that obscure and reveal at the same time. The flowers don’t sit gently—they erupt outward, alive, unpredictable, refusing to be contained.

These works are as much about process as they are about image. I approached them without restraint—experimenting, layering, and pushing materials to their limits. Paint extends beyond the surface, even onto the glass itself after framing, creating a dimensional, almost sculptural effect that shifts with light and perspective. In one piece, I went as far as tattooing directly into the paper—embedding a fine line floral design into the subject’s skin—blurring the line between disciplines and permanence.

This series was about letting go of rules. About trusting instinct. About throwing everything into the work until something honest emerged.

The result is a tension between softness and force—delicate human forms interrupted by bold, expressive energy. The flowers become more than decoration; they represent growth that is earned, not given.

Because without the rain—there are no flowers.