A selection of these prints can be purchased at:

The Gardens Shop,  Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Mrs Macquarie's Rd, Sydney

The Florilegium Bookshop, St John's Rd, Glebe, Sydney

Eden Gardens Gallery, Eden Gardens and Garden Centre, 301-307 Lane Cove Rd, Macquarie Park, Sydney

Nokomis Publications, 238 McKee Road, Nth Fitzroy, Melbourne

Emporium Botanica, 1018 High St, Armadale, Victoria

Gallery 126,

126 Jessie St

Armidale NSW 2350

Lake Russell Gallery

12 Smiths Rd

Emerald Beach

(just north of Coffs harbour), NSW

The Forest Gallery

150 Durras Drive

South Durras, NSW

Pinnata Gallery Dorrigo, NSW

Botanical Artist Leaf 1 ‘Leaf I’ (Terminalia kaernbachii, Okari nut). Original painting: Acrylic on paper. Sold. Print: Giclée print, available on paper, 400 x 295mm or 600 x 450mm, and on canvas, c. 880 x 630mm stretched. Each edition is limited to 250 prints. Print price: Prints on paper: 400 x 295mm - AUD$140 plus postage*; 600 x 450mm – AUD$198 plus postage*. Print on canvas: AUD$540 plus postage*. The okari nut is a large rainforest tree that grows in the low to mid-montane rainforests of Papua New Guinea. It produces bright purple fruit that contain a crisp, white, delicious nut about 6 to 8cm long. It is grown on a small commercial scale. The leaves develop stunningly beautiful textures and colours before they drop from the tree. This particular leaf was collected by the artist in a remote part of PNG whilst scrambling through very wet rainforest to see a spectacular waterfall – Wawoi Falls. This is a sample of the impressive detail of this picture. *Postage rates: Up to 3 ‘Leaf 1’ prints on paper will be posted within Australia for $8 Australian dollars. Up to 3 ‘Leaf 1’ prints on paper will be posted overseas for $25 Australian dollars. Up to 3 ‘Leaf 1’ prints on canvas will be posted within Australia (rolled in a tube) for $15 Australian dollars. Up to 3 ‘Leaf 1’ prints on canvas will be posted overseas (rolled in a tube) for $35 Australian dollars. Orders for more than 3 prints will be sent postage-free. Story of "Big Leaf', Terminalia kaernbachii, Okari-nut Tree I came across this leaf while crashing and slipping through some very wet, leech-infested rainforest in Papua New Guinea in 2004. I knew instantly I wanted to paint it. I have been thinking of painting a big leaf painting for some years and knew when I picked up this leaf (or scooped it up in my headlong flight down a muddy slope) that it was this leaf. Click here for full story

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