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Home Grown Lime

$395.00

Acrylic on wood panel, 30 × 20 x 4 cm
Framed size: 32 × 22 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy handcrafted wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture. It’s presented in a hand-sanded meranti float frame, waxed to a soft sheen that complements the work without overpowering it. The final surface is gently taken back with beeswax to a beautiful satin finish that catches the light just right.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

Goodbye Lot 20 is a series of still-life paintings I created in mid-2025 as we packed a large studio and home to move after 14 years. I painted the flora of our garden and paddocks partly as a sanity exercise and a break from the packing boxes. The vessels used were either heirlooms or had been used in student exercises during my art classes in the shed.

Acrylic on wood panel, 30 × 20 x 4 cm
Framed size: 32 × 22 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy handcrafted wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture. It’s presented in a hand-sanded meranti float frame, waxed to a soft sheen that complements the work without overpowering it. The final surface is gently taken back with beeswax to a beautiful satin finish that catches the light just right.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

Goodbye Lot 20 is a series of still-life paintings I created in mid-2025 as we packed a large studio and home to move after 14 years. I painted the flora of our garden and paddocks partly as a sanity exercise and a break from the packing boxes. The vessels used were either heirlooms or had been used in student exercises during my art classes in the shed.

When we first moved to Cedar Creek, I planted citrus and fruit trees in the paddock. We called it the orchard with ill-placed optimism. They all failed apart from a stumpy mango tree. I was so disappointed. Growing citrus was a dream and seemed so exotic to a girl from NE England. I tried again and stuck some pants in amongst the trees and shrubs in the garden, and to my surprise, they grew and fruited. It was my biggest regret when we sold our house that I would be leaving my lemons and limes. When we were students in Manchester, we used to go to The Lime Tree on Lapwing Lane for celebrations. It was a lovely place for romantic special dates. So I have a particular fondness for lime trees.