Christopher M Shackleton

Colour print of Anthurium flower in red green and yellow

1998

"In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends." - Okakura Kakuzo Calla Lilies - flower study, originally taken on medium format Fujichrome transp...

Dark Flora #5 - May Foxgloves, 2020 Archival Pigment Print, Mounted on Aluminium, in bespoke Oak Framed, Edition 3/8 Foraged from Sussex Wealden woodland in early summer, it includes Foxgloves, beech, heather and star moss surrounding a woodland bird’s nest. Foxglove’s sometimes used to be called dead man’s bells due to every part of the plant being poisonous... Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas...

Ancient Woodland All the elements used were collected from the first walk with my Mum and stepdad between lockdowns. All from a small woodland in North Norfolk. Ancient Woodland, 2020 Series: Detritus Archival Pigment Print, Mounted on Dibond in custom made Frame; with Black Stained Oak and antireflective UV protective museum standard Art Glass Print 60 x 60 cm / Framed: 62 x 62 cm/ 24.5 x 24.5 inches approx. Edition of 8 + 2AP About the project: "Detritus' series was born from the twin frustrations of lockdown halting all planned projects, yet litter still somehow being dropped in abundance on my street. With no idea of the final output, or indeed the hygiene implications, I started to collect, scan, and record what I found. When I realised these colourful misshapen objects could be turned into something beautiful, the frustrations left me and I began looking for other sources of Detritus. These collages gave me purpose during the pandemic and allowed me to grow something beautiful from a place of frustration. My aim is to simply give viewers of the work a fleeting moment of calm. Unable to shoot anything, I’ve been making collections of things I find on the ground and scanning them to create composite images of otherwise ignored or discarded objects." - George McLeod...

Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas, 'Dark Flora' is a series of photographs using wild plants and flowers in a curated yet naturalistic arrangement. The plants are foraged ...

Even in deep mid winter there still stands, in sheltered places, the bleached skeletal remains of the summer past - delicate and intricate memories of the verdant life that just months before stood lush and green. * Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas...

Dark Flora #6 – Horsetail: Foraged from a damp, boggy area of woodland in mid-summer. It includes Horsetail (Marestail), buckthorn, mallow, tutsan berry, blackberry and heather. I s...

Persephone I by Erik Pawassar 24 x 19 inches (61 x 48cm) signed edition of 25 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) signed edition of 25 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) signed edition ...

FLORA lI by Christian Stoll from a series of colorful floral explosions, flower power and liquid clouds captured in water 48 x 71.5 inches (122 x 182cm) signed edition of 7 27 x 40...

large format still life photographs capturing a series of fantastical creatures made of found objects and organic materials CREATURE I by Christian Stoll 48 x 68 inches (122 x 173...

GOLDEN by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances - environmental still life capturing found objects in urban cityscapes 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) signed edition ...

a series of large scale observations on iconic old master paintings and their opulent gilded artwork frames FRENCH MASTER by Frank Schott 40 x 32 inches / 102 cm x 81cm signed e...

CREATURE II by Christian Stoll from a series of still life photographs capturing fantastical creatures made of found objects and organic materials ( 48 x 68" / 122 x 173cm ) editio...