Acrylic on stretched canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

This artwork comes with an external frame

When They Bloom is from the series 'Elemental' which is an exploration of prominent colours in Australian flora fauna and landscape. Two hero colours rich in their own right, a deep green and terracotta, form the base palette of this series. Individual paintings extrapolate their relationship, how they complement and contrast and their relationship in variations of hue as tints, shades and blends. Tactile textures remain a key feature of this series with some subtle simplicities including stripping back parts of some paintings to have no texture at all. This painting encapsulates the colours and textures of blooming plants and trees, think gums, wattles, banksias, waratahs and grevilleas (my personal favourite).

The spiral is a subtle symbol for evolution evoking an important conservation message and the need for us to nurture our planet for future generations to enjoy.

Approximately 15 layers of acrylic medium and paint are used to build the relief texture, colour overlay and detail. Accents of glass beads provide a hint of shimmer. Shapes and contours are carved into the medium, using mostly non-traditional objects.

Canvas is stretched and ready to hang. Sides are painted to match the background.
Framed in Tasmanian oak; will hang with or without the frame or change to a frame of your choice.
Signed on the side authored on the back. Comes with certificate of authenticity.

These small paintings are designed to hang on the wall or stand on a surface/table top/shelf (the 5.5cm deep sides make them very stable). Add more smalls and/or minis to create a diptych or triptych or build a collection from my other paintings.

If you'd like this artwork in a different size or a different colour please contact me.