Chrysalis - to transform.

Citrus, butterflies and insects, rich colour palette and hidden meanings. Drawing inspiration from Dutch still life, where elements in an artwork had symbolic meaning. The citrus represents luxury, the bees hard work/ industriousness, the butterflies and chrysalis tell a story of life and death. Death teaches us to prioritise life. A lovely piece to ponder the big questions with over a morning coffee.
This is a photographic artwork. I photograph each element myself and then carefully bring everything together in post-production. I hand paint with light and shadow to give the rich, painterly feel to my work. I oversee the printing of each piece in the edition, printed by a master printer, and sign each artwork.

The main elements of this artwork were photographed in my studio. The oranges were picked from my mother's garden and arranged. The butterflies, bees, insects and cocoon I photographed in my garden and carefully added/layered to give the piece depth, meaning and a point of curiosity. It's quite challenging to get insects to pose in the studio :)

LIMITED EDITION Printed on Cason Platine fine art cotton rag, 310gsm.

A2 - Edition of 40

90 x 61.8cm - Edition of 8

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Signed with certificate of authenticity