Famous Flowers in a Vase Painting Frame:Oak elegance a pale ornamental tower rises

a pale ornamental tower rises from a tangle of lush foliage

ceremony and a touch of the ethereal

Three broad leaves hang from a slender twig across this close

There is something quietly endearing in its upright posture

with a small unopened bud peeking from the upper corner

Famous Flowers in a Vase Painting Frame:Oak elegance a pale ornamental tower risesThis sumptuous still life gathers a towering, densely packed bouquet that seems to spill in every direction against a deep olive brown ground. Tall green stems and slender grasses rise behind a luminous heart of white phlox and pale roses, while flashes of orange marigolds, scarlet blooms and small clusters of yellow flowers scatter warmth through the shadowed mass of foliage. The whole arrangement is gathered into a simple round earthenware bowl, its