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The Watchful Garden | Original

The Watchful Garden | Original - Main image
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Category: Art

Inspired by botanical forms & Scandinavian paper cutting & and "a never ending desire to watch my growing garden - so much that it starts to watch me back!"

Original Artwork by Verity Kizek. 

Gouache on Linen, Oak Frame 

Artist Bio: 

Verity Kizek is an artist living and working in Sydney, Australia. Her work is characterised by natural tones of olive and terracotta, as well as graphic blacks and charcoals.

The subject matter of her work largely concentrates on botanical forms, often featuring branch and leaf shapes - a reflection of her upbringing and heritage, surrounded by nature and the work of her great grandfather Sir Hans Heysen OBE.

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Kizek has lived throughout Europe and, most formatively, in Turkey for a number of years – providing a source of inspiration and sparking a love for the warmth of the Mediterranean. Throughout her work she uses precise graphic shapes that celebrate the beauty of the natural and the imperfect.

The current collection includes original artworks, and signed and numbered limited edition prints.

Customer Reviews (4.7 / 5 · 18 reviews)

Miles M. ★★★★★

The paper-cut detail is so delicate up close, with those botanical layers casting a subtle shadow that changes through the day. It perfectly captures that eerie, playful feeling of the garden watching you back. Already caught myself staring at it longer than the actual plants outside.

Madison ★★★★★

I hung it above my desk and honestly catch myself staring at it more than my work — the way the flowers and leaves seem to watch you back is such a clever, playful concept. The paper-cut layers give it real depth up close, and it arrived in perfect condition, ready to frame.

Andrew ★★★★★

The layered paper-cut detail is even more intricate in person, and the way the leaves seem to curve toward you makes it feel alive. Every time I walk past it in the hallway, I catch myself stopping to look at it again.