Irises

Irises, John Henry Twachtman, 1896

One of my favorite flowers — the Iris.

In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises

In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises, Torii Kotondo

Kingfisher, carnation, iris

Kingfisher, carnation, iris by Katsushika Hokusai

 This reminds me that I really love Hokusai's work. Perhaps next week we'll look at some more!

Purple Irises

Leslie Wagle

Irises

Irises, 1889, by Vincent van Gogh
via Wikipedia

Iris

Iris by Himmapaan

 Irises are one of my favorite flowers and Himmapaan's rendition is so lovely. Let's have a week of irises!

Irises

Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1889

Still Life with Irises and Blue Jar

Still Life with Irises and Blue Jar, Edmund Tarbell

Iris

Frank Vincent DuMond, Iris, c. 1902

My favorite flower. Did you know that different colors of irises have different scents?

Irises in Evening Shadows

Irises in Evening Shadows, Max Pechstein

Tiffany Pitcher

Tiffany and Company Pitcher, New York City, 1878
Public domain, courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago

An asymmetrical water scene, realized through a combination of hammering, engraving, and applied metal elements, wraps around the body of this pitcher. The vignette was almost certainly inspired by the work of Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese artist known for his dynamic woodblock prints of the natural world. Tiffany and Company’s design library included three volumes of Hokusai’s work, many featuring the same graceful irises, enlivened dragonflies, and splashing carp visible on this pitcher.

Irises

Irises,Vincent van Gogh

Worth a Thousand Words: The Blues

The Blues
painted by Karin Jurick

From the Art Institute of Chicago, a woman in blue views Claude Monet's 'Irises'. I love Jurick's series of people watching while they view art.