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Floral Prints Gallery |
Still Life with Three Vases
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The Red Cupboard
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Tulip Simplicity
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Gallery Description
Flowers are those beautiful creations that make us stop, wonder, admire, and be simply amazed at the charm of them. From the smallest of flowers like Baby’s breath to the huge corpse flowers that are about a meter in diameter, flowers never cease to amaze us. They come in the most astonishing rainbow of shades and surprising shapes. Flowers are associated with many human emotions. Sunflowers have been associated with loyalty, devotion and love as is seen in the way the flower follows the sun. Roses stand for love, friendship and passion. These associations have been derived from many myths and stories.
White roses were formed from the sea foam where the Goddess Venus, the goddess of love, Pink roses were from her blushes when God Zeus saw her bathing and red roses from her precious blood when she rushed to her lover Adonis. The windflower called Anemone is associated with the love story between Adonis and Venus. The beauty of flowers has made them associated with love over the years. Flowers are nor only associated with love. Many of them are used in medicines around the world. In fact, the Greek athletes used to drink a potion of poppy seeds and honey to give them health.
The styles of floral painting depend on the artist and the country. Chinese paintings give lot of importance to flora. They have devised techniques of getting the colors most suited for paintings flowers in their natural form. Greek paintings are also famous for their beautiful depiction of flowers.
Our collection of floral paintings would certainly turn your living room into a lush and beautiful garden.
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Thursday, August, 7 th
2008
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