Grenouille et Serpent Painting

A Circular painting, canvas on board, 40 cm / 15.75" diameter Nature in my re-wilded garden and the surrounding Fontainebleau forest inspire my work. Learning from botanists and conservationists in, the UK, Paris and The Netherlands, I have come to recognise the crucial importance of the smallest species, and their essential place within the natural environment. With my work, I hope to celebrate their beauty, and highlight their importance within an ecosystem that leads straight to our own survival. There are snakes in the garden and the forest, who keep a very low profile from people and the local birds of prey. I found a small snake with the end of its tail missing, and covered it with leaves, to protect it from being spotted. This inspired me to make a series of paintings with different species merging with their background. I often find frogs sleeping under piles of flattened long grass, so had to have one included. This painting started as a frog on lily pads, but after walking round the garden collecting fallen autumn leaves, I found beautiful yellow leaves on which the frog could float, and added the small snake. In the painting they seem unaware, or comfortable enough with each other, to pass by unworried. I chose Lascaux acrylics and aquacryl paints for the vibrant colours and added multiple thin layers to give a backlit effect.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:15.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.1 D in

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