Fine Art Limited Edition on Platinum Etching 285gms
Signed and numbered - editions of 50
Comes with a certificate of authenticity. 
(The artwork is available with a white or green ground - please select when purchasing)
 
Sizes Available (framing options are available) 
18x18" image size  with a 1" border      Edition (1/50)   £120
24x24" image size with a 1" border      Edition (1/50)   £225
30x30" image size with a 2" border     Edition (1/50)   £290
 
The original artwork was sold at a live auction with the Honorary Chairman of Sotheby's - The Earl of Rosebury for a charity auction at Chatsworth House.
 
The artwork was also shown at The Other Art Fair in London, presented by Saatchi Art - March 2024.
 
The artwork was shown at the Women's University Club in Mayfair, on July 5th 2024, for the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the King of Ashanti Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. A private function held by the King's nephew, Yaw Mark Nkansah-Amoyaw with speeches about the King's collectibles which are held at Windsor, the V&A and The Wallace Collection. 
 
The painting was on show in my solo show IN FlIGHT at The Hyde Gallery in London, Sept 2023 and 
The Other Art Fair in London, March 2024 - presented by Saatchi Art. 
 
The Flight of Salvador is the last painting in the series of gold panels from The Brazil Collection. 
 
I carefully select the colour & positioning for the pieces, painting in pairs. Each bird is painted in oil to project from the grains of the birchwood. Each bird has their own character & I wanted the bird in this piece to be in flight. With resting vines of Brazilian flowers entwined & falling behind the bird. 
 
The original painting shows different painting techniques. I used acrylic to paint the botanical work & finished the stems of the flowers in 24ct gold leaf. There is a light acrylic wash on the birchwood, so that the grain shows through, contrasting with the vibrant oils of the painted hummingbird.