Created in his signature style of ink on paper, this series of smaller works invite the viewer into his recent trip to Florida and the visual creativity he found there.
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FRAGA 27
Hand Drawn Ink on 170gsm Paper
Unframed
Unique Signed Original
29.7 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
Taking inspiration from the shapes of Art Deco Architecture and palm trees, Stempel found himself in a completely new environment to his native Germany. Spending prolonged periods of time in the gardens of Miami and Hollywood, Florida, Stempel found inspiration in the Licuala Gradis palm tree, with its huge fan shaped leaves and their perfect graphic patterns.
The series of works is titled ‘FRAGA’ after ‘Franks Garden’, where Stempel discovered the trees. The series will eventually grow to a total of 42 works, to match the 42 trees in the garden.

Hand Drawn Ink on 170gsm Paper
Unframed
Unique Signed Original
29.7 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
£400

FRAGA 30
Hand Drawn Ink on 170gsm Paper
Unframed
Unique Signed Original
29.7 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
What is so appealing about Stempel's works is the unique process in which they are crafted. To be able to work out exactly how the linework is made is a part of the joy of observing them.
The process challenges the norms of traditional art making, through using a tool that is not specifically designed for creating drawings of this intracity and scale. We can feel Stempel's inspirations taken from the environments that he has encountered and even apply our own memories of nature to them.

FRAGA 31
Hand Drawn Ink on 170gsm Paper
Unframed
Unique Signed Original
29.7 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
About Thomas Stempel

FRAGA 35
Hand Drawn Ink on 170gsm Paper
Unframed
Unique Signed Original
29.7 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
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