A wonderful day over at the Huntington library with my mom and sis. We took a flower arrangement class called flower arranging: American autumn still life and it was based or inspired by a wonderful still life in the collection. The Norton Simon museum has the most fabulous collection of European still life paintings but I have never really stopped to look at the Huntington’s collection of American still lives this one attributed to Joseph Proctor active in 1860 it’s so modern looking I just fell in love with it.
By John Proctor. “Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia. Oil on canvas 19th century.
I just fell in love with this painting
My creation!
Mom with her work and sis with hers below….
Hoodie! Lifer…Hooded Merganser
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I really felt like this was such a huge coincidence since I had started a class at the London Floral Institute called
DUTCH MASTERS FLORAL COURSE
YEON HEE LEE
What are the chances that the Huntington would also have a still life influenced arrangement class?
Below is my first attempt at Dutch style.
Sissy’s pictures below:
Dewdrop World 