Countdown for "Indigènes", Grande Provence, 16.January 2011

Eight new medium format Flower Portraits are almost ready for the Small Gallery at Grande Provence. Based on indigenous flora, they will complement a selection of drawings from Rome and later, a hand smithied indigenous flower sculpture and soft furnishings featuring organic marine flora. I grew up with a print of Tretchikoff's "Lost Orchid" from the late 1940's so this is a major source for how I understand flowers. Tretchikoff also knew that flowers have characters, and I'm delighted the 1st retrospective of his work will be held at the SANG in 2011.