Fleur-Sauvage

01/04/2026

Taking a moment to enjoy the blooms and color!

# spring

06/10/2025

Attended the 2025 London Decorative Arts Show hit the right notes this year with a broad selection of artists, antiques and disciplines. Saw some very interesting stalls and familiar faces 🥰

29/08/2025

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM0DeSVsUrb/?igsh=c2RtbHRyczhvYzVi

15/04/2025

Seasonal pinks for your enjoyment.....

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”