Frankincense (Boswellia frereana) GREO Prints

Graphical Representation of Essential Oil Paintings.  

 In this piece, a Coptic cross lies subtly in the background, honouring the deep connection between Boswellia frereana and the Coptic Christian tradition of Egypt—where it is still widely known as Coptic Frankincense. Two cliffs face one another across a divide, one hosting a solitary B. frereana tree, a tribute to the species’ naturally precarious habitats along sheer limestone escarpments. Rising from the lower portion of the painting, soft trails of smoke evoke its longstanding use in religious ritual and sacred ceremony.

Three slashes are used in this work, echoing both the traditional method of scoring the bark to harvest its resin and the spiritual resonance of triadic harmony—symbolic of divine order and sacred alignment, particularly within the liturgical life of the Coptic Church.

These are prints of Frankincense (Boswellia frereana) GREO.  Representing the top 4-5 main constituents in the essential oil.  The painting was done on canvas in egg tempera.  The artist, Lucas Anderson, makes each paint himself, adds a couple drops of the essential oil into the paint to capture the energetics of the oil in the painting.  

Each print comes with a couple drops of the oil for a multi sensory experience.

This GREO was produced in collaboration with the Airmid Institute.  50% of the proceeds will be donated to the Airmid Institute for use in setting up educational programs to strengthen the Frankincense supply chain.