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Gin – Gun – Gin – Gun….it’s realy a little thanks to autocorrect how this design came to pass! 6 botanical ingredients in this gin; with a bit of a reverse russian roulette twist: only 1 botanical (Juniper) is not poisonous. Drink up then! The monochromatic simplicity of these illustrations makes them ideal as parts of a gallery wall or as standalone pieces in a larger format.
This print lives in high-contrast black and white, with the deep charcoal of the revolver’s barrel, the warm off-white of the ivory grip, the dense ink-black of the horizontal band, and the pale cool grey of the botanical illustrations providing the only departure from pure monochrome. That tonal simplicity gives it a quietly confrontational edge – darkly witty rather than decorative, more at home in a considered space than a casual one. Walls in deep charcoal or near-black suit it well, letting the pale botanical circles read as if lit from within – a tonal approach that doubles down on the print’s own temperature. For contrast, a warm dark olive or bottle green pulls against the cool grey of the botanicals while echoing the organic subject matter of those six illustrated plants. If you prefer something lighter, a warm stone or greige with yellow undertones picks up the ivory of the pistol grip without competing with the ink work. Style-wise, this belongs in a dark maximalist interior, a gothic or moody industrial space, a masculine contemporary study, or an apothecary-inspired room where the poisonous botanicals – hemlock, belladonna, wormwood, lily of the valley – feel deliberately chosen. It suits a home bar, a whisky room, a kitchen with attitude, or a corridor that rewards a second look. Part of the Boozehound collection, which gathers prints united by a love of spirits and a slightly subversive sense of humour, it pairs naturally with other prints from the collection for a gallery wall that reads as a cohesive and darkly playful set. An ideal gift for the gin lover with a black sense of humour.
Printed on Enhanced Matte art paper, a smooth gallery-grade stock, using archival pigment inks – the same museum-grade standard used for fine art reproduction – the surface is soft and entirely glare-free, which means it reads well in rooms where natural light is limited and looks equally good behind glass or left unframed. The matte finish is forgiving of both slim black metal frames and ornate dark-stained vintage mouldings, neither of which competes with the stark ink work. The A4 (21 × 29.7 cm) print is well suited to a shelf arrangement or as part of a gallery wall grouping with other Boozehound pieces. This print is also available as a 28 × 40 inch (70 × 100 cm) canvas, ready to hang with no frame needed, which would anchor a dark feature wall or sit confidently above a home bar at full scale.
