On first look, the flowers that are the primary subject of Nancy Blum’s work are reassuringly familiar. But look for a few moments, and you begin to notice that things are not what they seem. These drawings portray botanical superheroes with agency and power without relation to human beings - we are not a part of their world. The riotous energy that is barely contained in Nancy’s detailed wonderlands doesn’t depend on us. These plants carry on joyfully without us.

Nancy Blum

LookSEE is an online forum dedicated to the visual arts in Richmond,Virginia. We aim to inspire the art curious with a window into artistic process, work, and philosophy. Paige Goodpasture hosts the LookSEE podcast and is a freelance audio producer, an art lover, and a lifelong Richmonder. Her favorite place to be is in a museum. A close second is a bookstore.