This exhibition is themed around gratitude. Okuda created this unique technique amid the spread of COVID-19. All of his planned exhibitions at the time were canceled, his activities were severely restricted, and his business was unable to continue. The disappointment and despair he felt was unimaginable. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he spent a long time reflecting on himself and came to a truth. That is, he was reminded once again of how blessed he is. He realized that being alive, having a family, and the everyday scenes that we take for granted are filled with happiness. The gratitude that arose from within him became a flower, and from his hands it became a prayer for many people. Okuda's grandfather was a gardener by trade, and it was a custom for him to send flowers to loved ones and others, so it was natural for Okuda himself to entrust his daily and occasional feelings of gratitude to flowers. Okuda's work is based on a modern sense of color and traditional compositions created by Japanese masters of the early modern period, and the spirituality is also connected to Japanese Shinto and Zen. Do not do evil, do good (don't do bad things, do good things) are Zen phrases often depicted by famous Zen monks. However, Okuda's flowers are not dogmatic and intrusive, but simply lightheartedly and frankly brighten our hearts as witty aphorisms. There is a teaching called "self-lighting light," but in Okuda's case, it may be said to be self-flowering light. Okuda paints each flower, from a single flower to a bouquet or a cluster, with gratitude for everyday life. I pray that through Okuda's work, you will always have a bouquet in your heart.