Some time ago, THE LOS ANGELES ARBORETUM asked me to come up with some designs for a poster to honor their annual Iris festival which happens every spring. I forgot how flash this piece was so when I rediscovered it so, I knew I had to post it. They wound up going with a different painting I presented to them for the poster but I think this one convinced them I was the one for the job.
The painting is made on three different panels of paper. Inspired by traditional Japanese screens, I made an arrangement of several different varieties of Iris throughout the gold metallic back ground to evoke a sense of a natural garden atmosphere. The Iris are painted in watercolor while the background is Gold Metallic Acrylic
It is a big work once all assembled measuring a little over 10 feet long and over 2.5 feet high.
Here are the panels individually, From Left to Right.
Left Panel
Center Panel
Right Panel
4 comments:
Fancy & Flashy. I love it.
Extremely beautiful...it really does look like golden silk in the background.
Oh my!! That's beautiful!!
wow. blew me away with this one maestro. gorgeous.
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