Fleur-Sauvage

24/01/2025

29/10/2024

“You will never be able to escape
from your heart. So it’s better to
listen to what it has to say.”
• Paulo Coelho- Alberto Pinto

13/09/2024

Inspiration and ideas
in fresh arrangements
​for home and business

31/08/2024

Delve into the ethereal beauty of Odilon Redon's "Fleurs Sur Fond Gris" (Flowers on Grey Background), painted in 1916. This piece exemplifies Redon’s transition from his earlier, darker compositions to the vibrant pastels and effervescent themes that characterize his late career. Created with oil on canvas, this artwork anchors itself firmly in the Post-Impressionism movement, yet whispers the emergence of modern abstract tendencies.

The painting features an array of abstract floral forms, daringly rendered against a muted, atmospheric grey backdrop that magnifies the vividness of the petal hues. This melding of the real and the fantasized typifies Redon’s artistic vision. His works often merge dream with reality, demonstrated here through the interplay of vivid colors and soft forms, creating a sense of both presence and mystery.

Redon's journey was not without controversy, particularly his early "noirs" (charcoal works) which stirred the 19th-century art world with their mystical and often macabre motifs. However, by the time he painted "Fleurs Sur Fond Gris", Redon had largely been embraced for his unique ability to convey the unseen emotional and psychological territories through visual art.

This painting is not merely an expression of color and form but a philosophical statement on the nature of reality and perception, capturing an ephemeral beauty that challenges the viewer’s understanding of art.

16/08/2024

Late Summer Colors

11/06/2024

Foxglove season and nothing is prettier than Rousham. https://rousham.org/
A favourite of many great garden designers, in his ‘Around the World in Eighty gardens” Monty Don says “Kent is the great genius of eighteenth-century garden design and Rousham is his masterpiece, one of the greatest gardens in the world”

27/05/2024

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Royal Horticultural Society reel of Chelsea Flower Show

25/05/2024

Lucky to catch the perfect day at the Chelsea Flower Show, here are a few gardens, Grand Pavilion and the Monty Don conducting an interview.
London in bloom this past week, more to come

31/03/2024

Happy Easter everyone!

05/11/2023

Autumn colors and Contemporary Art Fair

31/10/2023

Charlton House and Gardens & Fleur Sauvage

27/10/2023

Moody weather but bright sentiment

27/10/2023

A few Autumn scenes

06/08/2023

Deep in thought and appreciation for the house and gardens at Sissinghurst and translating thoughts into a design