A delightfully small piece of art to celebrate the tiniest pieces of nature! This pint-sized watercolor called “Inky Caps” depicts the ink cap mushroom (Coprinopsis atramentaria) which starts out tan/brown in color, but then has an interesting surprise. As this mushroom begins to decay, it turns into liquid, which looks like black ink dripping off of the caps, until it completely digests itself back into the earth. Nature is so fascinating!

This painting has another fun element—sparkles! In just the right light at just the right angle, there is a light shimmer upon these magical mycelium, as if they’ve been kissed by the faeries. 

Painted with watercolors and iridescent watercolors on hot pressed 300lb. paper.

This is an ORIGINAL painting, not a reproduction. The art itself measures approximately 2.5x3.5” in size. It is matted up to 4x6”, with a total frame size of about 5x7”. I have added a picture hanging wire on the back to easily place it on a wall. But, it also has a fold-out stand on the back if you prefer to keep it on a desktop. I will ship this carefully wrapped up via USPS.

Do you love this piece? See its companion piece “Lilacana”!

NOTE: Purchasing original art will allow you to see the original beauty of the art created by the artist's hands for you to display as you wish. However, it does not give the purchaser the right to reproduce, re-sell, or otherwise use except for display in a home or office setting. If you wish to seek rights for use and reproduction of images, you must contact the artist, Victoria K. Chapman to negotiate a contract.

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