Australian Floral Alphabet in Colour Ed. 2 of 5

Australian Floral Alphabet in Colour is a linocut and watercolour artwork in a limited edition of 5

Each letter is represented by a beautiful Australian flower. From Alpine Bluebell to Zamia Palm, each tile was designed and carved before being printed and hand-coloured with washes of watercolour.

Alpine Bluebell, Baxter’s Banksia, Correa, Dianella, Emu Bush, Flannel flower, Grevillea, Honeysuckle, Ironbark Orchid, Juniper, King Orchid, Lolly Bush, Mottlecah, Net Bush, Orange Jessamine, Pingle Banksia, Qualup Bells, River Rose, Sturt’s Desert Pea, Tea Tree, Urn Gum, Violet Westringia , Wax Flower, Xanthorrea, Yellow Kangaroo Paw and Zamia Palm

Printed with artists quality ink and coloured with artists quality watercolours on hot pressed 300 gsm cotton rag paper. 56x76cm

It is unframed and packaged in a sturdy tube for mailing

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Nicola is a Perth based multi-award winning artist and owner of The Artists Nook a collaborative artists team providing public and community art projects throughout WA. She has a BA Honours in Fine Art Printmaking from Gray’s School of Art in Scotland.

Her art practice encompasses printmaking and painting with a focus on linocut and watercolour. Nature is a constant throughout her work with native flowers and birds as subjects and motifs.

Art Nouveau and stained glass work have been an enduring inspiration and are echoed throughout her pieces. Juxtaposing flat ink against textural and tonal watercolour washes create a tactility in her still life and botanical pieces.