Ophrys apifera - Bee Ragwort - 80 x 65 cm

80 x 65 cm

Acrylic on canvas.

One of the first orchid paintings I created was Ophrys apifera in 2020. It is one out of four ophrys orchid species paintings of the art project."The Orchids of the Danube-Auen National Park," on which I worked from autumn 2020 to autumn 2023. In total 26 paintings were created for this art project.

The bright purple and brown orchid flowers stand out brightly against the green background.

The height (length) of the work is 80 cm, the width 65 cm. The sealed acrylic painting is mounted on a individually tailored, in art retailers Stretched on a stretcher frame (thickness about 1.8 cm).

The size of the painting makes it ideal as the main picture in a medium-sized room, office, waiting room, etc., which will decorate and enliven it in a cheerful and elegant way.

I am increasingly using environmentally friendly paints and materials.

I frame, prime, and prime many of my works myself, like this one. I skip the intermediate step of sanding the canvas, which has the effect of making the painting virtually impossible to fake, as the tiny bumps in the canvas's fabric structure can't be replicated. For me, these represent an artistic fingerprint! When looking at the painting in everyday life, these small bumps are not noticeable.