The birth of an artist

Flowers that will blow your mind!

After working with flowers for weddings for the last 7 years I have gained a huge appreciation for the great artist of the floral world. It really takes a great talent to make this art-form look amazing. 

Like a beautiful painting of a naked body, flowers have long been immortalized in paintings. This painting below is magical to me.



 Floral Still Life, 1700

 I have a grandmother and a great-grandmother that are oil painters. Growing up I always admired their work and would be so excited to be at my grandma's house and see what she was working on at her easel.  They both had a great talent for landscape and floral still life paintings. So in carrying on this family tradition I have been dabbling in painting and various other arts like photography and collage over the years. Not until this last year did I realize and gain a huge respect for the art of flowers, it is a beautiful medium that is similar to a beautiful temporary art instillation. This new found respect began when I ran across The Green Dandelion and this photo or her work.

The Green Dandelion

This blew my mind! 

I had never seen flowers used this way before; the texture, contrast, color, asymmetry was like a perfect painting. Effortless yet so skilled. I have been hooked and obsessed with this style ever since. 

Of course like anything this is a work in progress and clients (brides) are not always in line with this nontraditional look. I predict this style which is more popular in New York and San Francisco will slowly make it's way into the minds of future brides here in Portland. 

Portland I am coming for you and I want to be a part of this style revolution!

Woodlawn Floral Designs Styled Shoot
Photo By Shannon Hannon