Word: florals
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...sauntered over to grab a cracker, I noticed that she was chugging a plastic cup of white wine. I quickly scanned my eyes across her body: slightly shaggy hair, a floral-patterned dress, an olive green jacket, white socks and sneakers. She was alone...
...were in an art gallery that was celebrating the opening of a show of floral prints. Drinking as discreetly as possible in a relatively empty room, she rapidly refilled her cup. I do not believe that anyone else observed her in the act. Instead of picking up my cracker, I walked around the table as if I had intended to look at the prints near the window...
...works chosen for floral interpretation included such museums stars as John Singer Sargent’s “The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit” and Paul Gauguin’s “Women and a White Horse,” but also lesser-known works such as a small ancient Greek “Head of Aphrodite” from the 4th century B.C. and a delicate gold Indonesian crown from the 13th century. Although using furniture as the basis for floral interpretation might seem difficult, a surprising number of arrangements dealt with cabinets, chairs, silverware...
...Bloom” represents the Olympics of flower arranging. The museum secretly gives each garden club its assignment early in the spring. Unlike flower arranging competitions, where arrangements are rigorously judged, “Art in Bloom” opens the door to all sorts of bold floral arrangements. In one of the most effective arrangements, created by Susan Kaplan of the Beth Shalom Garden Club, three thick, pitch-black palm spades interspersed with pink bird-of-paradise form a sharp, pyramid-like construction. The angles echo the shape of Alexander Archipenko’s sculpture “Turning...
...Unless you've traveled to the U.S., where Kinkade's work adorns everything from coasters to jigsaw puzzles to La-Z-Boy recliners, chances are you may not be familiar with his extensive oeuvre. Not yet, that is. Sure, his floral-hued landscapes and cozy cottage scenes may strike a vaguely familiar chord. Perhaps you've come across them on a greeting card from Hallmark, one of the nearly 50 licensees of his work. It's even possible that you already are something of a Kinkade fan but were unaware you could find his work outside...