Tag: Australian Wildflowers

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Waratah Tryptich – A Fine Art Linocut

Lyn

Well anyone who has followed me on this blog for a while will know I LOVE Waratahs. There is such a majesty & structural quality to these particular Australian wildflowers not withstanding their bright red colouring with deep green leaves & the fact the flowers occur on long stems coming up from the ground. They really can be ‘seen from afar’ as their name means. For a while now I have planned to do a Tryptich design using waratahs as a kind of companion print for my Flannel Flower Tryptich. This particular print was a commission for someone as a … Continue reading Waratah Tryptich – A Fine Art Linocut

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Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 2

Lyn

This is the completed handcoloured linocut – ‘Regeneration’  – Waratahs – linocut. I have called it “Regeneration”. After the destruction that occurs in bushfires the waratah ‘regenerates’ from a ‘lignotuber’ which is a type of starchy or woody swelling found … Continue reading Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 2