The New Globe. Print.

Globe artichoke flowers are some of my faves so rather than cut off the buds to eat, I wait and watch them erupt into their rich purple blooms.

They're like giant thistle flowers.

This painting is of the heirloom purple artichoke that has purple/red globes that are eaten raw and young in France and Italy.

The sculptural artichoke globe offers a great opportunity to play with my newly found acrylic inks. They combine the fluidity of watercolour with robust pigment of acrylic and can be painted directly onto the canvas. I overlaid some of the background with thin layers of acrylic paint.

This is one of the first of a selection of quality prints of my botanical paintings.

Size is 235mm x 310mm x 35mm

Quality - printed right here in New Zealand 

• on premium 380gm cotton canvas
• printed in archival inks on the latest Epson Pro printers so won't fade
• sealed in a UV blocking laminate that is easy to wipe clean
• hand stretched onto gallery grade, kiln dried stretcher bars
• complete with fittings ready to hang