Description
Attention II – three lilies against a diagonal ground
Wall art carries three open lilies and two closed buds right across the width of the canvas, their creamy white petals each crossed by a red-pink stripe running outward from the centre: painting on canvas in which precise botanical drawing sits against a ground worked entirely with a knife.
Technique and texture
The flowers are painted with a thin brush, stamens and all, and their surface is raised just enough to stand in front of what is behind them. A knife laid the ground on in broad overlapping planes that keep their ridges and scratches. Where the two meet the boundary is drawn hard and left unsmoothed, which is the whole tension of the picture.
The motif
No two lilies face the same way: the middle one looks straight out, the right one tilts obliquely upward, the lowest turns left and down. Both buds are still shut, long and sharply tipped, and they hold the left side. Broad, fleshy olive-green foliage crowds the foot of the picture, one blade lying over the next.
Setting and placement
The motif reads from across a room and still rewards standing close, which is unusual at this size. Its earth-toned ground goes with wood, rattan and pale plaster — living room, dining room or bedroom.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, precisely brushed flowers, knife-laid ground, diagonal strokes
- Palette: creamy white, red-pink, olive green, gold-grey, dark green
- Ideal for: living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms
- Character: fresh, precise, earthy
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Choosing a size of Attention II
The three lilies of Attention II are painted in 17 landscape sizes, from 46 x 30 to 260 x 175 cm. Since the canvas should span about two thirds of the furniture below, pick 130 x 85 or 140 x 93 cm for a 200 cm sofa and 110 x 73 or 120 x 80 cm for a double bed 160–180 cm wide. Over a 180 cm dining table the creamy white blooms read well at 120 x 80 cm, while a long hallway takes 100 x 66 cm.
Whoever chooses YES under Stretcher receives the lilies and their olive ground stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang straight away. The Frame menu for this painting also begins at Without frame, so a frame for Attention II is entirely your call. Delivery of the lilies takes 15–45 days. The blooms with their red-pink stripes are hand-painted with a fine brush and the ground with a knife; none of it is printed.
Common questions: Attention II
Which size of Attention II suits the wall above a dining table?
Over a 180 cm table, 120 x 80 cm covers two thirds of its length; beside a 150 cm table, 100 x 66 cm is enough.
Does Attention II arrive ready to hang?
The lilies arrive ready to hang if you choose YES under Stretcher: the canvas with the three lilies is stretched on a wooden stretcher before dispatch.
How long does delivery of Attention II take?
15–45 days for all 17 sizes, from 46 x 30 to 260 x 175 cm.
Is a frame included with Attention II?
No, the Frame menu starts at Without frame; a frame for the lilies is added only if you want one.
