Flower Study (IB Art work from Highschool)

This is an art piece from my International Baccalaureate program art exhibition. The theme of my pieces were mostly based on Christian theology and symbolism, though some have their own separate meaning, and are of course open to interpretation.

This work is a flower study, which is placed in a frame of the ICHTHUS symbol, and each flower represents the three stages of birth, death and resurrection of Christ. The first is done with water colour directly onto the wooden back, with acrylic used for the clouds. The center is water colour on paper, then glued on, the red blood painted with acrylic and the nail drawn in with pencil. The third is acrylic paint also done directly on the wood.