ABOUT THE ARTWORK
2022
Charcoal
Approx. 47 x 62 cm
My grandma always kept a lovely garden - full of quaint "cottage garden" plants. The old fashioned variety of freesias were among these. Every year they would emerge, late winter into early spring, in her garden in Melbourne and some would make their way into her home where they would fill the rooms with their glorious scent. A number of years ago, Grandma gave me a handful of freesia bulbs and I have been enjoying the blooms in my own garden ever since. They are even more special to me since my grandma moved on to her heavenly garden. More recently, I cut some freesias from my garden and put them in an art deco vase in my house and produced a charcoal drawing featuring the two. I drew in the main image, blackened the background and rubbed sections back where needed to create the contrasty artwork you now see.
This image will be printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper to best suit the original medium.
My Grandmother's Freesias
Most of my original artworks are available in archival quality print form and are printed using the giclée process by ACME et al in Steels Creek, Victoria. Each stage of the printing process is carefully overseen by James, the printer (with nearly three decades of industry experience), to ensure the highest quality product. These prints are made to last for decades with minimal fading and are printed on high-end, sturdy papers.
Because the prints are made on demand and printed individually rather being mass-produced, please allow between two to three weeks for processing and delivery of your order (or a little longer for customers outside of Australia).
Please note that framing is not included with print purchases.