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Original acrylic painting on raw canvas with clear gesso base. Unstretched canvas is 22x22.
This painting is #6 in the 26 Endangered Ecosystems series that is intended to exhibit in early 2027. Pre-order the painting now to reserve it ahead of exhibition and it will ship to you for free in 2027. Will be hung with twine wrapped around driftwood.
Email alissasyverson@gmail.com for any questions.
Context: Fynbos is a biologically diverse ecosystem that includes an array of flowers and shrubs – and it is found in the Cape area of South Africa. Fynbos has been regarded as the greatest natural garden on earth –The plants are so dense and varied that UNESCO added it as one of the world’s greatest centers of terrestrial biodiversity. It is estimated to have over 8,500 species of plants within the fynbos ecosystem - and almost 6,000 of these species can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
Not only are fynbos housing incredible biodiversity, but it is an important rainwater catchment, and a lot of the plants are used for medicine. Fynbos are threatened by invasive plant species, as well as habitat loss due to urbanization and agricultural practices.
An organization working on protecting Fynbos is called FynbosLIFE, which is a wildlife charity and non-profit, run by botanists, ecologists and horticulturists. They protect Cape Town’s local lowland fynbos biodiversity, through educational horticulture, habitat restoration projects, and a conservation nursery. If you’d like to donate to them here is their info: https://www.fynboslife.com/
Original acrylic painting on raw canvas with clear gesso base. Unstretched canvas is 22x22.
This painting is #6 in the 26 Endangered Ecosystems series that is intended to exhibit in early 2027. Pre-order the painting now to reserve it ahead of exhibition and it will ship to you for free in 2027. Will be hung with twine wrapped around driftwood.
Email alissasyverson@gmail.com for any questions.
Context: Fynbos is a biologically diverse ecosystem that includes an array of flowers and shrubs – and it is found in the Cape area of South Africa. Fynbos has been regarded as the greatest natural garden on earth –The plants are so dense and varied that UNESCO added it as one of the world’s greatest centers of terrestrial biodiversity. It is estimated to have over 8,500 species of plants within the fynbos ecosystem - and almost 6,000 of these species can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
Not only are fynbos housing incredible biodiversity, but it is an important rainwater catchment, and a lot of the plants are used for medicine. Fynbos are threatened by invasive plant species, as well as habitat loss due to urbanization and agricultural practices.
An organization working on protecting Fynbos is called FynbosLIFE, which is a wildlife charity and non-profit, run by botanists, ecologists and horticulturists. They protect Cape Town’s local lowland fynbos biodiversity, through educational horticulture, habitat restoration projects, and a conservation nursery. If you’d like to donate to them here is their info: https://www.fynboslife.com/