Just look at these arrangements 👀
To us modern folk, the bouquets on display in Dutch Flower Paintings, look deceivingly realistic. As a result of forced flowering and refrigeration, we are used to enjoying many varieties all year round. But the 17th- and 18th-century artists had no choice but to use drawn studies and printed materials to create their imaginary bouquets.
You can create your own fresh floral masterpiece with the brilliantly talented Orchis Floral Design at our evening workshop, Flowers Outside the Frame. You’ll take inspiration from the paintings in the exhibition, and, using the freshest flowers and latest techniques, learn how to make a finished arrangement that is nothing short of sensational. 💐
📆Thu 7 Sep, 6.30 - 8pm
📍Millennium Gallery
🎟£40, booking essential
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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/evening-flower-arranging-workshop-flowers-outside-the-frame-tickets-647095458937?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Artwork info: 1. Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase on a Ledge with Flowers, Shells & a Butterfly 1609-10 © The National Gallery
2. Jacob van Walscapelle, Flowers in a Glass Vase about 1670 © The National Gallery
3. Jan van Huysum, Hollyhocks and Other Flowers in a Vase, 1702-1720 © The National Gallery
