CHARITY SALE Limited Edition Print "Desert Devotions" by Patrick O'Hara

Limited Edition Print "Desert Devotions" by Patrick O'Hara
Mounted print from an original watercolour

Size: 40 cm x 30 cm

CHARITY SALE: 50% of the proceeds will go to the Irish Wildlife Trust.

This beautiful print by Patrick O'Hara portrays a Praying Mantid hidden among desert wildflowers.
Patrick was exploring in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates when he found this magnificent Periploca flower up in the majestic Hajar Mountains.


Patrick O'Hara has established a worldwide reputation for his own particular style of botanical works of art over four decades – firstly making unique, life-size, porcelain sculptures, and then more recently for his paintings in watercolour. He has had exhibitions all over the world, including London, New York, and Japan, and his work can be found in many private and public collections.
Patrick is concerned to portray wild flowers as they actually live, surrounded by the fauna and flora upon which they depend. Much traditional botanical painting has tended to depict plant specimens with great fidelity but isolated from nature. Patrick's work is based on his observation of the growing plants with their associated insects and small animals, so helping to understand the relationships that are what ecology is all about.