Some of the smallest things in a garden are the brightest. Small Green Flame finds a metallic green fly standing on a deep red petal at the Missouri Botanical Garden, a spark of emerald against a field of crimson, and everything else in the frame is soft red.
The eye lands on the fly first, where the green is the only cool color in the picture. The curve of the petal rises under it from the lower right like a hillside, and the fly faces left, so the eye follows its gaze out across the open red where the light slips from crimson toward amber. Only then do the finer details come forward: the wings with their shimmer of violet and green, and the legs, thin as wire, set on the petal's surface. The fly is small and the red is vast, and that difference in scale is the picture.
The complementary pairing of green against red is Ernst Haas territory, color doing the work that light usually does. The precise, close observation of a small subject owes something to Edward Weston, who treated the smallest forms with the seriousness of a landscape.
Design & Styling
Deep red and emerald suit bars, restaurants, lounges, wine rooms, boutique hotels and bold residential interiors. The 16:9 format fits a long wall over a banquette, bar back, sofa or credenza. The saturated red holds its own beside charcoal, walnut, black and cream, and the single note of green keeps the color from becoming heavy.
Curated Pairings
Three companions, each connected in a different way:
For the same subject: Pair with A Brief Landing, a lone fly resting on the sweeping surface of a petal. The same small visitor, here in directional light and shadow, there in saturated red and green.
For the same small scale: Pair with The Long Way Across, a single ant crossing a sweeping orange-gold form. In both, a tiny traveler makes the color field read like terrain.
For the same red: Pair with The Moment Red Remembers, a deep-red bloom emerging from shadow. One is a velvet red in the dark, the other a bright red in the open.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as a signed and numbered limited edition of fifteen (15) prints in ChromaLuxe® Metal, TruLife acrylic, archival paper (framed or unframed) and canvas. ChromaLuxe® Metal is the recommendation: the saturated red and the metallic green gain the most from metal's luminous color and contrast. Low-glare acrylic adds depth to the petal's curve. Framed archival paper gives the wing veins and the fine hairs on the body a more tactile read.Note: Custom and oversized photographic prints are available. Please contact the studio directly to discuss custom framing, matting, or specialized museum glass options.
Some of the smallest things in a garden are the brightest. Small Green Flame finds a metallic green fly standing on a deep red petal at the Missouri Botanical Garden, a spark of emerald against a field of crimson, and everything else in the frame is soft red.
The eye lands on the fly first, where the green is the only cool color in the picture. The curve of the petal rises under it from the lower right like a hillside, and the fly faces left, so the eye follows its gaze out across the open red where the light slips from crimson toward amber. Only then do the finer details come forward: the wings with their shimmer of violet and green, and the legs, thin as wire, set on the petal's surface. The fly is small and the red is vast, and that difference in scale is the picture.
The complementary pairing of green against red is Ernst Haas territory, color doing the work that light usually does. The precise, close observation of a small subject owes something to Edward Weston, who treated the smallest forms with the seriousness of a landscape.
Design & Styling
Deep red and emerald suit bars, restaurants, lounges, wine rooms, boutique hotels and bold residential interiors. The 16:9 format fits a long wall over a banquette, bar back, sofa or credenza. The saturated red holds its own beside charcoal, walnut, black and cream, and the single note of green keeps the color from becoming heavy.
Curated Pairings
Three companions, each connected in a different way:
For the same subject: Pair with A Brief Landing, a lone fly resting on the sweeping surface of a petal. The same small visitor, here in directional light and shadow, there in saturated red and green.
For the same small scale: Pair with The Long Way Across, a single ant crossing a sweeping orange-gold form. In both, a tiny traveler makes the color field read like terrain.
For the same red: Pair with The Moment Red Remembers, a deep-red bloom emerging from shadow. One is a velvet red in the dark, the other a bright red in the open.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as a signed and numbered limited edition of fifteen (15) prints in ChromaLuxe® Metal, TruLife acrylic, archival paper (framed or unframed) and canvas. ChromaLuxe® Metal is the recommendation: the saturated red and the metallic green gain the most from metal's luminous color and contrast. Low-glare acrylic adds depth to the petal's curve. Framed archival paper gives the wing veins and the fine hairs on the body a more tactile read.Note: Custom and oversized photographic prints are available. Please contact the studio directly to discuss custom framing, matting, or specialized museum glass options.
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