Pride of Madeira

My partner sometimes comes home with snippets of flowers for me as he knows how much I love flowers and nature. This time round he comes home with a Pride of Madeira. It was so unique I have never seen a flower like it. The small purple flowers were so vibrant and pretty. We didn't even know what it was until we put the call out on social media. It is native to the island of Madeira and is much visited by bees and butterflies for its nectar. I have named this painting after the plant 'Pride of Madeira'. The colour palette was influenced by the bold purple tones of the flowers. Small floral elements are scattered throughout the artwork representing all the tiny beautiful flowers on this plant. Also energetic brushstrokes giving a sense of bees and butterflies moving freely over the plant happily searching for the nectar. I have included a work in progress photo in which you will see the flower and how I was inspired by it's unique beauty.

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Amber Gittins has been a practicing professional artist since 2019, with an extensively growing following of art collectors from all around the world. Amber completed her Bachelor Degree in Visual Communication at the University of South Australia and then moved overseas living and working in London for 7 years. Amber is now living in Mount Gambier, Australia and is enjoying exploring the relationship between nature, colour and emotional presence in her latest artworks.


Amber’s art has been featured in various magazines and papers including: Singapore Business Times, Art Edit, Art Lovers Book, various Saatchi Art Books and Home Design.
Amber has been in numerous exhibitions over the years and her awards include The Top 50 Artists on Bluethumb Art Gallery. The Art To Art 2024 Unearthed Art Prize - Finalist. Bluethumb Art Gallery rising star, trending artist and among the top best sellers. She has been a finalist in the Art Lovers Australia Art Prize three years in a row.


Amber draws inspiration from the Australian landscape and its botanical forms. Amber translates elements of the natural world into abstract compositions that focus more on feeling over their representation.


Through layered colour, organic movement and considered placement, Amber aims to create paintings that bring a sense of calm, balance and natural energy into a space. Nature acts as a starting point — a reference for growth, rhythm and softness — while abstraction allows the work to remain open, personal and enduring.


Each piece is created intuitively, with attention to colour formations and harmony. Amber is drawn to how colour can influence and impact a room and how art can anchor an interior, shaping not only how a space looks, but how it feels.


Amber’s work is intended to be lived with — collected for its emotional resonance, longevity and ability to connect the beauty of the natural world with contemporary interiors.


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“If you see something you like but it is the wrong size or colour please feel free to contact me as I would love to paint a commission piece for your home.”