Snakeshead fritillary A3

Snakeshead fritillary A3

Personally signed on Hahnemühle Giclée PhotoRag 308 GSM

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A3 £30

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My initial love for these beautiful flowers derived from a William Morris painting that I saw many years ago from a permanent collection at a gallery attached to my old university.

Geometric patterns in nature fascinate me and these wonderful chequerboard designs on the flowerheads of Fritillaria meleagris are mesmerising, especially when you see them up close. These wonderful plants reappear in my garden each year in mid to late Spring and initially, you see the pale green buds that start to resemble the distinctive ‘snakeshead’ forms.

It has taken a long time to get the composition as I wanted with all the fiddly leaves and stems. One of my main aims was to try and reveal the various stages of the flowerheads from when they really look like a snakeshead to when they are larger and have fully deepened in colour. The elongated leaves weave in and out of the stems and have helped to create some movement.

For this piece, I have chosen the highest quality archival Hahnemühle Cotton Rag Giclée. These thick, smooth papers last for 80+ years, have a fantastic colour quality that I find replicates the original details to such an extent, it would be difficult to separate them.

Hahnemühle Cotton Rag Giclée - From an Original Watercolour on St. Cuthbert's Mill Bockingford Traditional Watercolour Hot Pressed Paper

I use a carbon neutral delivery company in the UK for these prints, which are all of the highest archival quality.

Each piece is packed in a see-through envelope and backing card to size (a readymade artwork for you!)

*Free delivery via large letter 2nd Class. Please allow 2-4 working days for delivery, however I will aim to despatch at the earliest opportunity.