Flora Gallery - painting flowers - Christine Read

Flowers and flora for everyone right here! If a painting has been sold, I may have a print of it for you or can do a commission in a similar style. Just contact me on christinereadart@hotmail.com

Mixed media on 300gsm watercolour paper, shadow framed in black [SOLD]

: Flowers found in the field, painted and sitting on the wood heater

: Australian Red and Gold 61 x 61cm Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]

: Garden Glory [SOLD]

: Exotic and Indigenous [SOLD]

: Bouquet – acrylic, gouache, pen on paper. Framed. [SOLD]

: Flowering 61 x 61cm acrylic on canvas [SOLD]

: Indian Summer [SOLD]

: Yellow Robins – 76 x 76 cm Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]

: Patterns in Red and Green. Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]

: Flight of Fancy II oil on canvas [SOLD]

: Demonstration painting from Art Retreat – Cyclamen in a Brass Bowl [SOLD]

: My Grandmother’s Chinese Vase [SOLD]

: Gathered Wildflowers. Acrylic on paper. (Framed size 54 x 43) cm [SOLD]

: Gum Blossom – ink and wash, framed [SOLD]

: Homage to Giverny gouache on paper. 30 x 30cm [SOLD]

: Fantasy Still Life. Acrylic on stretched canvas. 40 x 40cm [SOLD]

: ‘Blossoming’ Gouache and ink on paper [SOLD]

: Roses on Ikat Cloth [SOLD]

: Memories of India acrylic on canvas [SOLD]

: ‘Orange is the new black.’ Mixed Media on canvas [SOLD]

: Rose: Study for Fruit and Flowers Workshop [SOLD]

: Dancing Leaves – Oil on canvas 76 x76 cm [SOLD]

: Renaissance – acrylic on canvas [SOLD]

: ‘Moon Dreamer’ oil on canvas 76 x76 cm [SOLD]

: Heroic Survivor oil on canvas 76 x76 $700.00

: White on White Oil on canvas 51 x 51cm [SOLD]

: Geraniums and Roses. Acrylic on stretched canvas. 30 x 30 cm $150 plus shipping

: Poinciana Bowl acrylic on canvas 40 x 40 cm [SOLD]

: Tropical Tango acrylic on canvas 61 x 91 [SOLD]

: Zoë’s Roses gouache on paper. 30 x 30cm [SOLD]

: Flowers and Silver teapot [SOLD]

: Wildflowers print 30 x 30 cm

Painting flowers and plants – the world of flowers is one of my loves. Many of the plants, flowers and trees in my art come from my garden. My garden is simple but inspiring and I like to create landscapes like Monet did in his house and garden. I guess that the fame of Monet’s garden has inspired me to try to capture some of the beauty of flowers and trees as he did.

Still life, Rinpa influence, graphite drawing, gouache, acrylic

Tread lightly – on the planet 1 Pencil and gold acrylic on paper, framed $250.00

I have recently been captivated by the beauty of the Japanese Rinpa style of painting and design and am gradually creating a series of images to explore this genre in a personal manner, using Australian subject matter. The work on the side is freehand drawn of a eucalyptus tree that grows in my garden and then the background completed in gouache and the vase in gold acrylic. I have called this series ‘Tread lightly on the planet’ to remind us of the need to appreciate the beauty of nature, especially flowers and to limit man’s footprint.