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Artwork 30 Firewheel Banksia

Section 22

The Fire-Embracing Proteas of Oz—Waratahs, Grevilleas, Hakeas, Banksias, and Isopogons

Western Australia

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  1. 1. Banksia coccinea (scarlet banksia)
Artwork 30: Firewheel Banksia 1
Banksia coccinea (scarlet banksia)

Artwork 30

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Limited edition giclee archival quality print on 310 gsm Ilford cotton rag (from an original work in watercolour on watercolour paper, 57 cm high x 57 cm wide). Square prints are available in one size, 600 mm x 600 mm

from the artist

Firewheel Banksia was inspired by a top-down vertical perspective which revealed curved wheel-like “spokes” formed by rows of partly opened flowers, which appeared to spiral around the central core of the flower head. Scarlet banksia (Banksia coccinea) is a species which varies greatly in leaf size and flower colour, which can vary from bright red to orange.

This painting was selected as a finalist for the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 2005. 
 

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