Green Fingers

Inside the image.

A tall illustrated poster places a stone courtyard between a storm-dark sky and a dense bed of flowers. Grey-brown buildings extend across the middle of the image, their pitched roofs, chimneys, pointed windows and projecting bays forming a continuous enclosure. The central façade faces the viewer while the side wings recede towards it. Several small figures stand or walk along the paths at the foot of the buildings. Warm yellow light in a few windows punctuates the otherwise subdued architecture.

The foreground is crowded with tall pink and purple flower spikes, white daisy-like blooms with yellow centres, smaller yellow flowers and overlapping green leaves. The flowers rise towards the courtyard and partially obscure its lower edge. Their saturated colours contrast with the slate, charcoal and blue-grey tones of the buildings and clouded sky. A watercolour-like texture runs through the foliage, masonry and broad washes of darkness, with irregular edges and mottled surfaces giving the image a painted appearance.

Across the upper part, the title “Green Fingers” appears in large serif lettering: “Green” in emerald tones and “Fingers” in purple. Thin pale rules underline the two words. Above it, the names Clive Owen, Helen Mirren and David Kelly are set in widely spaced cream capitals, followed by “A film by Joel Hershman”. Beneath the title, an italic line reads “Hope grows in unexpected places.” Condensed pale credits occupy the darker lower foreground, with the website address and the words “An unofficial fan poster” along the bottom.