This hand painted original linocut shows off one of my favourite flowers, the Richea Dracophylla. Richea grow wild on the slopes of kunanyi/Mt Wellington where I live in Southern Tasmania. They flower in spring and their unusual spikes reach out into the bush, on oddly angled branches. Here I have tried to capture the movement of the leaves and the little idiosyncrasies that make it such a special native.

I hand carve the lino, and print with oil based printing ink onto Stonehenge paper. For this piece, I've chosen the deep kraft-coloured Stonehenge which gives the piece a warmth and depth difficult to capture in photographs. Colour and highlights are added with watercolour, each piece individually hand painted.

The image size measures 30cm high (12") x 21 cm wide (approx 8 1/4") with the paper larger as shown. Each artwork is signed and numbered with the edition limited to 25. This piece is shipped flat, wrapped in cello and mounted on foam core.

Medium: Hand Painted Linocut

Edition Size: 25

Image Size: 21cm x 30cm