Beverly Allen
Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa)
Watercolour on Arches paper
39 x 28ins (99 x 71cm)
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"The Gymea Lily is indigenous to the Sydney basin, and an iconic plant on the coastline. The flower spike grows up to 5m high, and the sword-shaped leaves up to 2.5m long.
This is a majestic lily, striking in the landscape and sculptural in form. It is an extraordinary subject to explore in both structure and colour, which traverses the gamut of warmth; from palest pink through rose, scarlet, purple, burgundy and russet, offset by the sharpest lime of the stamens and stem bracts. This inflorescence is painted life size."
The Gymea Lily is indigenous to the Sydney basin, and an iconic plant on the coastline. The flower spike grows up to 5m high, and the sword-shaped leaves up to 2.5m long.
This is a majestic lily, striking in the landscape and sculptural in form. It is an extraordinary subject to explore in both structure and colour, which traverses the gamut of warmth; from palest pink through rose, scarlet, purple, burgundy and russet, offset by the sharpest lime of the stamens and stem bracts. This inflorescence is painted life size.