Chloë HoltRCA FRSA

The final humble flowers from the end of Summer. They dance with vibrancy, their faces smiling to the sun. The garden embraces it's own imperfection, a tangle of twigs, seeds and flower heads - and creates a new moment. There is a Northerly freshness to the air.

Oil and gesso on board.
19 cm w x 22 cm h unframed size.

"So long as the earth shall survive and as each spring shall see it covered with flowers, the Rudbekia will preserve your glorious name...It's rayed flowers will bear witness that you shone among savants like the sun among the stars..." - Blunt 'The Compleat Naturalist'

A celebration of the Sun.

Oil and gesso on board.
19 cm w x 22 cm h unframed size.

The garden rustles with the sound of seasons changing. The late Summer flowers begin to transform into organic forms - pods and seeds. The changing light of the season brings new vibrant colours and wonderful textures. Cutting and gathering branches and flowers from the garden feels like a kind of meditation.

Oil and gesso on board.
19 cm w x 15 cm h unframed size.

Architectural delicate twigs and branches are revealed and accented by ice crystals from the first frosts. The vibrant cadmium Rudbeckia resemble bright stars and the skies are violet at dusk.

Oil and gesso on board.
19 cm w x 15 cm h unframed size.

The last vibrant flowers. Asters are named after the Greek word for 'star'. They symbolise love, wisdom and faith - in Greek mythology it was a symbol of love and placed on altars for the Gods. Golden sunlight breaks into violet-blue delicate light creating silouettes of Asters and seed heads.

Oil and gesso on board.
19 cm w x 22 cm h unframed size.