“Art is the flower, life is the green leaf” — Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Hand-crafted bunches, formal bouquets, quiet rural encounters, The Book of the Flower is a sylvan collection of beautiful depictions of flowers by artists, photographers, illustrators.
Interspersed through the illustrations are amazing texts about artists & their interest in particular flowers. Georgia O’Keeffe’s sumptuous close-ups of Jimson Weed & cactus flowers. Matisse’s roses, Keika Hasegawa’s chrysanthemums. Albert York’s close study of zinnias. A wonderful collection for nature & art-lovers, gardeners, flower-fanciers.
