8x10” archival ink (giclee) print, titled and signed at the bottom of the image.
This is an illustration commissioned by Flamingo Magazine for their April edition! Cigar Orchids are an endangered Everglades species. This is the first time I've ever heard about it. It was a pleasure to learn about a new special Florida native plant and take the time to figure out it's growth patters. It was equally exciting to see the illustration in print! The article was really awesome, and it is so exciting to see native plant articles in magazines!
The plant is pollinated by the oil collecting bee, Centris errans, which I happened to already have illustrations of from my Locust Berry painting, so those were used in the article as well. I have added them to the print.
Check out this blog post for process pics: https://www.kimheise.com/post/art-of-2026
