Longing flower, gold
splashes on fragile
petals, dancing
in the sun's first light

It's early in the morning. A beautiful iris opens its flower and turns toward the sun. The petals bathe themselves in light, seeming to dance in slow motion.

Iris is a flowering plant genus of more than 300 species with showy flowers. Iris is the scientific name for this genus. But it is also widely used as a general name for all Iris species.

The Greek word ίριδ [îris] "rainbow" gives the species its name, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. The name refers to the wide variety of flower colors of the many species, some botanics argue.

As an example of the relationship between flowering plants and pollinating insects, the Iris flower is absolutely interesting. Pollinating insects find in the Iris a flower that is perfectly shaped to attract, receive and feed them. For example with the outer petals acting as a comfortable landing and departure site.

‘Longing For Light’ is an artwork in my collection 'Floral Souls'.

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General info on this artwork

This 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 can be printed 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 in my Saatchi Art portfolio at the artwork page (medium size) and here (large size) and here (extra large).

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, on your actions to support the wellbeing of the earth and everything that lives on it, on what humanity loses when many of us continue on the destructive path of ever more greed and consuming, on how you can survive in this rapidly changing world…

Do you want to know the size of your ecological footprint? 

Then visit this website: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en and try to fill it in as detailed as possible.

And do you want to reduce your ecological footprint?

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

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