Irises

Limited Edition Print run of 20, signed and numbered on the front
Print 45 x 28 cms, 17.7 x 11 inches Unframed
Giclée print, using pigment inks on high quality fine art archival paper

Every spring, the Irises are one of the first flowers to pop their heads through the long grass around my pond, well puddle really. I have turned our front garden into a wildlife haven, where the grass isn't cut and there is no such thing as a weed! The pond is an old miniature version of a butler sink which we have recycled into a puddle which usually contains more frog spawn than water!!!
I get very excited when the Irises flower, I have the traditional dark purple blooms with yellow tongues. The shapes which they create with their petals are simply beautiful, and they attract many insects around the puddle! So I have created this painting to celebrate them and the darters and dragonflies that visit.