An Iris is a fascinating flower, especially if you look at it very closely....

Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers. Iris is the scientific name, and also widely used as a common name for all Iris species. It is a popular garden flower.

Irises have been used by humans for a very long time. Images of irises can be found in the Egyptian pyramids, dating back to 1500 B.C. The species is found in the temperate parts of the northern hemisphere, as far as the Philippines as its southern boundary.

The flowers can range in color from golden yellow to white, blue, lavender and purple. Pink and apricot-colored irises have been grown with some species.

The iris flower is interesting as an example of the relationship between flowering plants and pollinating insects. The shape of the flower Is perfectly adapted to receive the insect and pollinate the flower while the insect drinks the nectar.
If you want to read more about that, visit this page (Wikipedia).

'Iris (1)' is a new artwork in my collection 'Floral Souls'.

I made the original photo of this beautiful Iris when on vacation in France in May 2010 (!). During that vacation, we saw a lot of different colored Irises and I completely fell in love with them...

General info on this artwork

'Iris (1)' is a digital transformation of a photograph, printed with high-quality ink on museum-quality, acid-free cotton/rag paper (Hahnemühle Photo Rag® 308gsm). The work comes in a limited edition of 10, signed and with a certificate of authenticity. But of course, it is also available as Open Edition print, without signature and not numbered.

Maximum size is 150Wx150H cm / 60Wx60H inches. The work is available in any size up to that maximum, so please let me know the size you would prefer.

To create a transformed photograph like the one you see here, I start with one or more photos made by myself. Then I use digital painting, color adjusting and adding and transforming multiple artistic effects, until a surrealistic atmosphere is created that touches me and tells the story I want to tell.

Prints are available, ask for a quote or contact me through a message. Prints are also available at Fine Art America and in my Saatchi Art portfolio at the artwork page.

And here are some more artworks in the Floral Souls collection you might like:

ALL WE NEED IS LESS CONSUMING

Through my artworks I ask you to reflect for a moment on the nature around you, on the beautiful feeling that nature can evoke. Thus to think about your actions to support the wellbeing of the earth and everything that lives on it. And on what humanity loses when many of us continue on the destructive path of ever more greed and consuming. And please, reflect on how you can survive in this rapidly changing world…

So do you want to know your ecological footprint? 

Then visit this website: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en 

And do you want to reduce your ecological footprint?

Then ask me, I will help you. For free. Or simply visit my website and choose in the menu for Your Footprint.

And if you appreciate my writings and art and want to support me, you can buy me a piece of fruit here: https://ko-fi.com/jacobberghoef, thank you 🍏 !

Interested in more? Then read what I wrote about System Change, Man's impact on the earth, Organic Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Regeneration