Original artwork description:

This is the first of a new circular series named "Hortensia" which is the Latin name for the Hydrangea plant.
I looked at different types of hydrangea and then created several illustrations which I printed onto watercolour paper in various sizes.

The edges of the larger petals are painted with a mix of turquoise and payne's grey watercolour, and the centres with blue metallic watercolour.
The smaller ones have their centres painted in silver metallic watercolour.

The flowers are arranged in a circle on heavy watercolour paper with the larger blue flowers raised up on varying heights on tiny foam board plinths.
The height of the flowers decends out from the centre getting lower at the edges creating a domed effect.

The result is a highly textured modern relief design revealing individual flowers on closer inspection, and different shadows are cast, and light reflected from the metalic paint depending on the direction of the light.

The painting is framed in a white glazed (Perspex) deep box frame.

Materials used:

Watercolour and metalic watercolour and foam board in a white glazed (Perspex) deep box frame

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