This print is part of a collection of works by Hillary Holmes inspired by the floral work of Vincent Van Gogh. Centered on the artist’s 1890 painting, Almond Blossoms, the works embrace stylistic elements of Van Gogh’s work. Hillary uses her distinct brushwork and colors while honoring the artists compositional elements to create something truly unique.
In this painting a lone branch stretches across the canvas atop a blush cloud. Distinctly outlined flower petals and blossoms decorate a twisting branch. The asymmetry of this composition is a nod to Japanese influences in the floral works of Van Gogh.
While the term may not have been known to him, the concept of wabi-sabi - the aesthetic embracing of the imperfect - would be one with which Van Gogh was familiar. Japanese Ukiyo-e, or woodblock prints, were popular in Western Europe at this time and were widely collected by the artist and his contemporaries. These prints were influential in the work of Van Gogh in several ways, including the departure from traditional western composition and exploration into broken perspectives and fragmented images.
MATERIALS:
Unframed prints sized up to 12 x 16" are printed on flat, unstretched canvas. They are printed, hand cut, and packaged in the artists studio.
Unframed prints 12 x 16" and up as well as ALL framed prints are printed on heavyweight archival paper and ship directly from the printmaker or framer.
MATTING:
Leave me a note in the personalization box to let me know if you would like to add a mat to your art (no additional cost) or would prefer it unmatted. If the box is left blank, art will be framed without a mat.
Mats used are 1" or 2" white mats, depending on the size of the art. Prints over 25 x 37" cannot be matted.
FRAMING:
Framing may add 1 - 7 business days to processing time.
ADDITIONAL PRINT SIZE AND FRAMING OPTIONS:
Additional Framing Options and/or sizes are available upon request. Please send a message if you don't see what you are looking for.
SHIPPING:
12 x 16" and smaller unframed prints ship directly from the artist in 1-3 business days.
Larger prints ship directly from a specialized print shop and take 2-5 business days.
Framed prints ship directly from the framer in 2-7 business days.
PACKAGING:
Small prints are flat packed in a sturdy photo mailer.
Large prints (11 x 14" and over) are rolled and packaged in tubes.
Framed art ships directly from the framer, securely packaged in a cardboard crate.