Night Thinking, Day Dreaming

Giclée print

Edition of 50

Unframed: 420mm x 300mm

Annie Smits Sandano's botanical series was a response to an impulse to create lush hand painted gouache works on paper which referenced the iconic traditional English Liberty-style botanical illustration imagery as well as the William Morris school of design but with a contemporary feel.
A labour of love, the original painted work took many weeks to complete. The originals are then translated into a limited edition digital edition.

Annie is primarily driven by an interest in investigating the basic interaction between line and colour via materiality and/or process.

‘My visual cues are broad: from painting to ceramics to printmaking, everything interests me. I seek to create images and objects which operate on a visceral level and incite an emotion which transports the viewer. Colour, light, texture & shapes are all key concerns throughout my practice. A lot of the satisfaction in making comes from working with materials & my work is process-driven.’ - Annie Sandano