Garden decor is about bringing the outdoors, indoors. It's about covering our home walls full of floral accents, like pictures of flowers, to create our own personal Garden of Eden. Because deep down in our roots, no pun intended, we know looking at images of flowers reminds us of the sustenance and beauty of life and keeps us hopeful. Decorating with garden art is like growing a perspective in our homes that flowers can bloom and bloom everyday, not just in the spring, but with the added benefits that they never wilt or need watering. It's about splashes of red (roses), orange (bird of paradise), yellow (daisies), green (cacti), blue (viola), indigo (iris) and violet (lavender) colors on the walls. Wait a minute, didn't I just give you the colours of the rainbow. That said, let's not forget the most perfect colour of all. You know, the one where nature adds the light of all the colours into one and creates white. Is there anything more luminous against a richly painted wall than a white flower image such as a lily?
Last but not least, it's about mood that garden flowers and plants create. I know that on the day that Lausen Arts studio has a delicate flower waiting for its image to be captured on a photograph, there's an indescribable state of stillness in the air. Somehow these little gems from the earth sense that their beauty is being captured and preserved on to timeless botanical posters and prints. And for this, they sit peaceful, smelling divine throughout the entire process, and at just the right moment, they expose their soul in a way that Mona Lisa would have envied. And with that said, how could I not pass this art on to all who want their home environments to reflect this same lasting beauty and peace.
Last but not least, it's about mood that garden flowers and plants create. I know that on the day that Lausen Arts studio has a delicate flower waiting for its image to be captured on a photograph, there's an indescribable state of stillness in the air. Somehow these little gems from the earth sense that their beauty is being captured and preserved on to timeless botanical posters and prints. And for this, they sit peaceful, smelling divine throughout the entire process, and at just the right moment, they expose their soul in a way that Mona Lisa would have envied. And with that said, how could I not pass this art on to all who want their home environments to reflect this same lasting beauty and peace.
"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers" Claude Monet
This is where garden artists see nature in all her glory and transfer that energy via, paint or photography, onto canvases, so that we can enjoy flowers and plants on our walls all year long. Some are grand gardens, some are small and personal, some are famous gardens and some are from a corner in the backyard only known to the talent, but all are lovely. I am particularly fond of Gustave Klimt's "Farm Garden with Sunflowers" because the green is rich and engaging enough that I want to run through this art with my bare feet. I also absolutely love Claude Monet's garden impressions. Look at the little bridge connecting two worlds of colour. Who wouldn't want to cross them on a daily stroll? And while you are on that stroll, what do you see? Check out the last row of garden prints, the ones just after the gardens of hope to see a popular garden icon that isn't a flower.
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"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece" Claude Monet quote
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There is so much artwork capturing the garden that it's hard to pick which ones bring the most pleasure, especially since not all gardens are just for pleasure, some like Hieronymus Bosch's, "The Garden of Earthly Delights" are a real mystery. It definitely is an art critique's delight as it contains acres of puzzling wonderment. It would take a lifetime of gazing before one could solve its mysterious point. Some find it intriguing, others find the visuals uncomfortable, but everyone, including the art historians, would never find it's energy boring...
The alstroemeria flower has to be the most delicate bloom I know and probably the most well known because flower shops love to use them in arrangements. The following artists have wonderfully conveyed their expression of how fragile these blooms are. Well, that is all except Sally Scaffardi's version of her alstroemeria botanical art series. Her art is bold and adventurous, taking this flower to a new possibilites.
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I am a big fan of Elena Filatov's and Vincent van Gogh's versions of anemone flower art.
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What a hardy flower. For years avoided these little garden gems because I only seemed to see them at funeral, however, I think Kim Parker's "Carnation, Left" has totally changed my attitude. Look how alive and colourful this fine art print is.
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Where I live, Cherry Blossoms are a true sign of spring. The city returns to life as these botanical landmarks line the streets. If you live where these treasures don't grow, not to worry, just hang one of these prints on the wall and show everyone in your home that Spring has SPRUNG!
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I know very little about the cymbidium flower, however what is there to know, other than they are lovely!
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I believe it was William Wordsworth that expressed the daffodil as, "...fluttering and dancing in the breeze..." I like this observation because the daffodil appears in the spring and there isn't a tree, or fence post, or sidewalk edge that doesn't have some of these flowers dancing in the gentle breeze.
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When I think of the dahlia flower my mind immediately dwells on the little old gardener down the street from us that has her front yard dedicated to these floral blooms. When we ride our bikes by it's almost impossible for me not to not stop and buy a bunch. All I have to do is drop the requested coins in the coffee tin and pick out my bunch. I usually pick the pink dahlias, but I have been known on occasion to select the multi-coloured bouquets. Thanks to her, my home has fresh flowers during the summer...
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Do Pick the Daisies! Yes, you're welcome to 'pick' these popular garden daisies and take them home. That is exactly what I picked from in art.com's garden. The best part is, this floral art won't need watering and you'll be amazed how long it will live on your walls. Looking for Gerbera Daisy Art?
Abstract Green Daisy
"Colours green and blue give form to this abstract floral daisy."
Artist: LAUSEN
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Looking for more specific daisies like the Gerbera below? I have a dedicated page + a story, so just click here: Gerber Daisy Art
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"The sweet forget-me-nots, That grow for happy lovers" Lord Alfred Tennyson quote
If adding a magnolia flower to our hair can add instant beauty, then why wouldn't a poster or print of magnolia art not do the same for a room in our home? I believe it can, so I added the following images that I would buy as a wall accessory...
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"This was a wonderful image to capture as it literally had bloomed within the hour that morning. Fresh. New. Awakened."
Artist: LAUSEN
Also available at Art.com
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Sunflower seeds are for more than eating, they decorate a summer cottage with all the light and warmth of a sun. I think the best part about looking at sunflower art is remembering that these flowers will tell us exactly the direction that the sun is during the day, as they are ever facing towards the light. They are more than a pretty bloom, they are living garden light metres. The following prints tell me that you must be a ray of sunshine since they are facing you...
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"The sunflower is mine, in a way" Vincent Van Gogh quote
Missed the spring seeding? Enjoy what our studio garden grew last year and yes, more seeds and bulbs have been planted. But, I have a confession. I purposely didn't plant these tulip bulbs so that I could capture this close-up. It has that old european mystic about it that one of the renaissance painters would have loved to capture in their strokes on a painting. A rich range of burgundy colours and fine details set against a dark mysterious background. Nice touch to any french country kitchen.
Tulip Mania
"Vibrant red, orange, green, blue, and yellow colours pulled together, in their abstract essence, to illustrate a tulip."
Artist: LAUSEN
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0001 Still Life of a Parrot Tulip Flower
Artist: LAUSEN
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