In The Backyard
2023, Pronto-Plate lithography, watercolor, and colored ink on Somerset paper, 11 x 7.5 in
Edition of 10
Summer afternoons spent birdwatching with his parents form the basis of this piece. The blue jay, red cardinal, roses, and blueberry plant are drawn from Poon’s childhood backyard, where these birds and plants became part of a familiar family routine. Years later, their return in the print allows those summer moments to be revisited through the details that remain most vivid. Here, memory is tied to recognition. A bird, a flower, or a plant can bring back not only a place, but the people and time connected to it. Birdwatching becomes less a subject of the work than a way an ordinary family experience continues to live through remembered images.
This print is part of a series exploring personal memory through the use of animal and floral imagery. It depicts a blue jay and red cardinal among a rosebush and blueberry plant. These two birds and plant species are reminiscent of my childhood backyard, and are meant to evoke fond memories of summer months spent bird watching with my parents while growing up.
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Childhood  ✚
Childhood
The blue jay, red cardinal, roses, and blueberry plant are drawn from Poon’s childhood backyard
Summer   ✚
Summer
Years later, their return in the print allows those summer moments to be revisited through the details that remain most vivid.
Memory   ✚
Memory
Here, memory is tied to recognition.
Birdwatching  ✚
Birdwatching
Birdwatching becomes less a subject of the work than a way an ordinary family experience continues to live through remembered images.

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In The Backyard
Pronto-Plate lithography, watercolor, and colored ink on Somerset paper, 11 x 7.5 in, 2023
Edition of 10
From Rexhibit
Summer afternoons spent birdwatching with his parents form the basis of this piece. The blue jay, red cardinal, roses, and blueberry plant are drawn from Poon’s childhood backyard, where these birds and plants became part of a familiar family routine. Years later, their return in the print allows those summer moments to be revisited through the details that remain most vivid. Here, memory is tied to recognition. A bird, a flower, or a plant can bring back not only a place, but the people and time connected to it. Birdwatching becomes less a subject of the work than a way an ordinary family experience continues to live through remembered images.
From the Artist
This print is part of a series exploring personal memory through the use of animal and floral imagery. It depicts a blue jay and red cardinal among a rosebush and blueberry plant. These two birds and plant species are reminiscent of my childhood backyard, and are meant to evoke fond memories of summer months spent bird watching with my parents while growing up.
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