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A traditional master study of mid-century master Alexander Girard's iconic 1971 "Hand & Flowers." 🎨✨

I’ve always harbored a pedantic fascination with drawing intricate lace textures, so Girard’s classic Environmental Enrichment Panel design for Herman Miller was an immediate standout to me. This 16x20 inch acrylic painting on canvas was created back in 2016 for my own home, inspired by seeing his brilliant work in person at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Recreating a mechanical, crisp screenprint format using traditional acrylic paint and a fine-tip brush on textured canvas fabric was a fantastic exercise in linework precision. For my palette, I chose to work with a rich, cool-toned crimson—swapping his vibrant, warm poppy-orange for deep berry reds that contrast beautifully against the bold cobalt leaves and solid graphic hand silhouette.

Included in the photoset are the full canvas view, macro details of the hand-painted lace cuff and brush edges, and Girard's original print for study reference.

Door knobs and handles

Designers unknown, except #6 by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

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