“Each flower is imbued with a distinct personality, which is so well observed that horticulturalists can identify the exact species depicted by Morris in his flower paintings. In this still life, two tall Ornithogalum saundersiae tower over the composition, competing only with a few green iris seed pods. A dark blue Salvia and lighter purple Cardinal flower (Lobelia x speciosa) reach elegantly upward, and a bright pink Guernsey lily (nerine bowdenii) draws the eye down the canvas. Reaching outward and drooping both left and right are two branches of Trailing abutilon (abutilon megapoticanum) whilst another drooping Pink tobacco plant (Nicotiana) indicates down to the small branches of apples below the floral arrangement.^[3]“

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Cedric Morris At Sunnyside

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