Art in Bloom at the New Orleans Museum of Art

This fabulous piece is made of all sorts of flowers and petals .

The gold cabin took my breath away. I wanted to run my hands all over it, but of course there was a little sign that said, "Do Not Touch".  The interior was amazing. I might have to go back to get some shots. Why I didn't do it in the moment ... I'll never no...the martini perhaps .

I can never resist Icelandic poppies.

I have never seen roses quite like this before.

More familiar roses.

There were plenty of orchids, but these were the most unusual and easy to photograph given the palmetto background.

Flowers For A Dreary Day

Courtesy of Pinterest

A brilliant design.

I was reading the Times on my ipad and came across this photo, which stopped me in my tracks. I was just blown away by the dynamic beauty of it. It was one of those little pleasures that made my day. I had no idea what it was when I first looked at it. What I found out upon reading the article is that it is a photograph depicting a stage set made to illustrate the T logo for the Times Magazine.

It was designed by Mary Howard who is a set designer and and art director. She has worked with Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber and Steven Klein to name a few. Here is the link for the Time's article which include a Q and A of her inspiration and process.

tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/trad-and-true/


She speaks about being inspired by the Dutch masters such as Vermeer, Van Eyck and Jan Weenix. I'd never heard of Weenix so I did a little research and found one of his paintings that might have served as inspiration for her work.

Goodbye Summer !

A photo worth sharing/Jaques Chirac on the Concorde.

Edible art in San Francisco

Restaurant Flowers