Vegetable paintings are among the most natural decorative accessories that harmonize living spaces with the surrounding environment. Vegetable paintings borrow the idea of green walls, but have smaller dimensions (from 50 x 30 cm to 100 x 60 cm) and are framed by a frame that can be made of wood, plywood or plastic.
Living paintings are created manually, starting with the frame, which can take different shapes, colors and sizes, and ending with the arrangement of plants and the final appearance of the painting. Thus, each vegetable painting can be unique, fully deserving the name "living art".
The result is a decorative element that has the power to attract all eyes through the beauty, simplicity and elegance of a work of art created by nature.
Therefore, since we are interested in this subject and want to find out more, we turned to Daniela Hantea, marketing manager at G reenwalls.
What plants are vegetable paintings made from? What are the most popular plant varieties?
The vegetable paintings we make are composed of natural plants, avoiding the use of stabilized or preserved plants in order to capture the advantages of green spaces and transpose them into urban environments where vegetation has never been a strong point.
They are made up of plants with lush foliage to ensure the background of the painting, such as Epipremnum, and indoor plants to ensure a pleasant chromaticism, such as Anthurium, Cyclamen, Spathiphyllum, Guzmania, Croton, Cordyline, Rose etc. The choice of plants depends largely on customer preferences, but also on the overall layout of the space where the vegetable painting is placed.
Are they suitable only for offices or also for homes?
Living paintings are suitable for both offices and homes, being perfect for smaller spaces, where creating a green wall would mean limiting the surface area. Imagination and interior design of the space where they are placed are the only elements that need to be considered, as vegetable paintings can take various shapes, sizes and colors.
What are the steps involved in assembling such a painting?
The first step is to choose the material from which the frame of the painting is made, establish the shape and style - classic or modern frame - so that it matches the furniture in the room. Then proceed to select the plants, mount the support system for them on a vertical plane and begin the actual arrangement of the painting.
How do you maintain a vegetable painting?
Being smaller in size, vegetable paintings do not require special maintenance. The plants need to be cared for just like those in indoor pots that we find in any home.
