Framed Aloe Prints
Aloe plants are used for their soothing properties in the strange, jelly-like substance that's inside of their leaves. They are found in the desert, and have long, spiny fronds. These fronds make beautiful patterns, which are the subject of framed aloe art.
A framed aloe drawing is Abraham Munting's “Antique Munting Aloe I”. The setting is outside on a clear day. There are statues in the background, probably from the surrounding garden. The aloe is in a pot, and is very large, clearly having been allowed to grow to its full size in a new environment in Europe. Its spines on its leaves are exaggerated so you can see them better. To the European eye hundreds of years ago when this drawing was made, the aloe must have been a new exotic plant, and still is today.
“Echevaria II” by Jairo Rodriquez is a framed aloe photograph that displays all the rosettes of the aloe plant. There are many fleshy leaves, which go in alternate, mathematical directions. The lighting is soft, with some rim lighting to highlight this beauty of nature.
“Aloe and Chilis I” by Dina Farris Apel is a framed aloe painting of an aloe plant in a pot next to a line of hanging chilis that are drying is almost surreal in its style. Both plants are in a confined space, giving it a feeling of claustrophobia, while outside of it is a wide-open blue sky, and so much desert in front that makes it look like an alien world.