The Stamp Art The ‘Garden Blooms’ project of Mint & Fine Used GB 1997 Greeting Flowers issue – 19th Century Flower Paintings, presents an infomative and educational showcase on The Colour of Gardening. These are presented in Artwork Layouts available for private commission, exhibition’s and corporate display, in large format artworks with accompanying messaging are available by request. Please contact info@stampartist.co.uk. for more information.
The culture of gardening reaches deep into antiquity, when Alexander the Great was reportedly awestruck by the magnificence of Babylon’s gardens. Homer tells of the Garden of Alcinous, its fertility and symmetry of form.
The Romans were known for planting their gardens with the riches of Asia.
Gardening was not recognized as an art form in Europe until the mid 16th century when it entered the political discourse, as a symbol of the concept of the “ideal republic”. Evoking utopian imagery of the Garden of Eden, a time of abundance and plenty where humans didn’t know hunger or the conflicts that arose from property disputes. John Evelyn wrote in the early 17th century, “there is not a more laborious life then is that of a good Gardner’s; but a labour full of tranquility and satisfaction; Natural and Instructive, and such as (if any) contributes to Piety and Contemplation”. During the era of Enclosures, the agrarian collectivism of the feudal age was idealized in literary “fantasies of liberating regression to garden and wilderness”
To celebrate British flowers, the Royal mail issued the 1997 Greetings Flowers issue of 19th Century Flower Paintings to celebrate botanical art in all its glory. The paintings by Georg Ehret, Alfred Chandler, Augusta Withers, Charlotte Sowerby and Pierre-Joseph Redoute included the flowers:
Gentiana acaulis – Magnolia grandiflora – Camelia japonica – Tulipa – Fuschia Princess of Wales – Tulipa gesneriana – Guzmania splendens – Iris latifolia – Hippeastrum rutilum – Passiflora coerulea.
The joy of Gardening is captured in The Stamp Art Garden Blooms project with a focus on colour and the natural design of flowers and plants as they grow, are arranged and cultivated by gardeners, who project their unique personalities in their garden to enjoy and tend for health, pleasure and wellbeing.
The Garden Blooms 1
1997 GB Greetings 19th Century Flower Paintings – Fine Used
Tulipa gesneriana – Guzmania splendens – Gentiana acaulis – Tulipa
Size: 56cm x 81cm
Created as a focal piece of stamp artwork using stamps from the 1997 GB issue of 19th Century Flower Paintings. Working with the patterns of the stamps to form flowers and pollen, reminding us of the beauty of the Great British garden in bloom. By Tino
The Garden Blooms 2
1997 GB Greetings 19th Century Flower Paintings – Fine Used
Gentiana acaulis – Camelia japonica – Fuschia Princess of Wales – Hippeastrum rutilum
Guzmania splendens – Tulipa – Passiflora coerulea – Magnolia grandiflora – Tulipa gesneriana
Size: 56cm x 81cm
Created as a focal piece of stamp artwork using stamps from the 1997 GB issue of 19th Century Flower Paintings. Working with the patterns of the stamps to form flowers and pollen, displaying the versatility of using postage stamps to convey the message of art. By Tino
The Garden Blooms 3
1997 GB Greetings 19th Century Flower Paintings – Fine Used
Hippeastrum rutilum – Camelia japonica – Fuschia Princess of Wales
Iris latifolia – Magnolia grandiflora
Size: 56cm x 81cm
Created as a focal piece of stamp artwork using stamps from the 1997 GB issue of 19th Century Flower Paintings. Working with the patterns of the stamps to form flowers and pollen, evoking the creative imagination of the viewer to enjoy the expression of the Garden while capturing the interest of the use of postage stamps as the paint to create the artwork. By Tino
Conclusion
The Stamp Art Colour of Gardening project encompasses the use of various colors to create mood, depth, and visual interest in a garden. Green is foundational, acting as a backdrop and unifying element, while other colors can be strategically placed to evoke specific emotions or draw attention to focal points. Understanding color theory and how colors interact can help gardeners design spaces that are both beautiful and harmonious.
The ‘Garden Blooms’ project is available for Private commission, exhibition’s and corporate display, in large format artworks with accompanying messaging are available by request. Please contact info@stampartist.co.uk. for more information.
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