Green Space

by Margi Grill
18″ x 24″ – full-color digital print

My vision for this poster was to capture the texture of open spaces in Minneapolis and the complex patterns of vegetation that interlock to make up the verdant landscape. Using a limited color palette of just green and greenish tones, I chose three plants that I could easily identify. As you look out, the box elder trees are painted with watercolor. Just under your feet, the nettles are illustrated with colored pencil. The milkweed in the center of the poster appears through the negative space of the exposed paper. Each element fits together like a puzzle and calls to mind the fabric of these city refuges.