Heliconia Earth

Asia has been an important foundation of Candyss’ art career after working and living first in Hong Kong and then Singapore for over 8 years. Candyss jogged every morning to the Singapore Botanical Gardens – watching the water lilies opening in the warm early morning air and observing the hanging heliconias with bright pops of orange and red contrasting with the bright green that grew everywhere.
The first Asian Floral series was inspired by these Botanical Gardens and was titled ‘Tropical Shadows’. The colours are really bright and bold depicting Asia’s intense light and deep shadows. Candyss paints the vibrant heliconia flowers contrasted against the shadowy green plants focusing on the contrasting colours, shadows and light.