'Golden Dawn Kōwhai'
The Story behind the Artwork
It was long overdue for me to Kōwhai and my Pohutukawa artwork needed a friend. A piece I have put off for a while, as silly as it sounds, I’m not a fan of yellow and I love to add extra colour to my paintings. With this one it was not the case, I had to choose my colour palette carefully and not go crazy with colour.
Painting a Kōwhai can be very challenging and there is a balancing act with the yellow, not adding enough colour to the flower, it appears flat, adding too much yellow and shading it loses its character and can appear muddy.
I'm very happy with the outcome. What do you think?
Original painted with watercolour and pencil on cold press watercolour paper.
The Story behind the Artwork
It was long overdue for me to Kōwhai and my Pohutukawa artwork needed a friend. A piece I have put off for a while, as silly as it sounds, I’m not a fan of yellow and I love to add extra colour to my paintings. With this one it was not the case, I had to choose my colour palette carefully and not go crazy with colour.
Painting a Kōwhai can be very challenging and there is a balancing act with the yellow, not adding enough colour to the flower, it appears flat, adding too much yellow and shading it loses its character and can appear muddy.
I'm very happy with the outcome. What do you think?
Original painted with watercolour and pencil on cold press watercolour paper.
The Story behind the Artwork
It was long overdue for me to Kōwhai and my Pohutukawa artwork needed a friend. A piece I have put off for a while, as silly as it sounds, I’m not a fan of yellow and I love to add extra colour to my paintings. With this one it was not the case, I had to choose my colour palette carefully and not go crazy with colour.
Painting a Kōwhai can be very challenging and there is a balancing act with the yellow, not adding enough colour to the flower, it appears flat, adding too much yellow and shading it loses its character and can appear muddy.
I'm very happy with the outcome. What do you think?
Original painted with watercolour and pencil on cold press watercolour paper.
Fine Art Prints
Printed with vibrant pigment inks on archival matte fine art paper
Hand signed by artist
Shipped flat in a clear plastic sleeve and a thick backing board to keep flat
1-2 days to produce
Stretched Canvas Prints
380gsm polyester/cotton canvas, sealed with a clear UV protectant finish
Canvas can be wiped clean with a damp cloth, no scrubbing
Stretched over NZ Pine stretcher frame - ready to hang
3-5 days to produce
