In the midst of a snowy British winter, ‘glass palaces’ around the country steam up as they protect and nurture their tropical plants in structures often over two-hundred years old. With the snow melting off the roofs, artist Samantha Allan made expeditions to some of her favourite glasshouses to celebrate the ‘jungles in our gentle landscape’.

A series of inky blank painted silhouettes featuring twisted tropical vines, banana palms with their leaves torn and tattered like moth-eaten fabrics, lofty birds nest ferns and the carnivorous Venus Fly Trap are captured like Daguerreotypes (early photographic slides which were contemporary to the boom in glass house building in the 19th century).

Inspired by John Ruskin’s striking 5ft high paintings of flora and fauna which he used as teaching diagrams for his students, Samantha has created a series of limited edition, signed prints which play with scale, simplicity and boldness of form.

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UNFRAMED PRINT SIZE: A1 / 594 x 841mm / 59.4 x 84.1cm / 23.4 x 33.1 inches

FRAMED SIZE (WITHOUT MOUNTS):  622 x 869mm / 62.2 x 86.9cm / 24.5 x 34.2 inches

FRAMED SIZE (WITH MOUNTS): 692 x 939mm / 69.2 x 93.9cm / 27.2 x 37 inches

Frame options: Oak with or without mount, White with or without mount, Black with or without mount, Putty with or without mount

Giclee printed on paper stock: Awagami Washi Bamboo 170 gsm

(The finest quality, archival, acid-free paper. 100% ecological, crafted from natural fibres + pure mountain water, it’s handmade for beautiful print output and longevity.)

Printed in England

Authentication label on reverse

Please note: Our framers are recognised by the Fine Art Trade Guild for their quality because the custom frames have tightly pinned corners, and are made from precision cut wood in England, made bespoke for each order. All our frames are glazed with our Clarity+ Perspex. It's cut from the highest quality acrylic sheet that's both crystal clear, but also safe and filters out 99% of UV light to protect the artwork. 

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High quality, digital art reproduction from original watercolour

Limited edition of 100