Zoë Evamy, AFCA

36" x 40"

Fluid acrylic + mixed media on birch panel

Fatal Attraction was inspired by an ornamental arrangement of Sarracenia at Van Dusen Botanical gardens, Vancouver. Sarracenia is native to Canada and can be found in bogs and fens across the country. After the underlying structure of the composition was established, I began researching other carnivorous plants such as Sundew, Venus Flytrap and Sticky Tofieldia,to add to it. The painting then seemed incomplete without the bugs that provide nutrients for these plants. I have ‘hidden’ 12 insects and creatures, native to BC, in the painting. A visual tension is created by the attraction and proximity of creatures to plants. I’m depicting them at a critical stage of life where their fate between extinction and survival is uncertain.

Pacific Chorus Frog
Autumn Meadowhawk
Cicada Bella Davis
Western Yellowjacket
House Fly
Carpet Moth
Lady Bug
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Jewel Beetle
Carpenter Ant
No-See-Um Gnat

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CAN$3,450.00

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