Book Discussion - Art and the Gardener: Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design
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Join us as we dive into the captivating intersection of fine art and garden design with Gordon Hayward's Art and the Gardener: Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design. Explore how timeless paintings can shape and inspire the way we think about our gardens. Whether you're an art enthusiast, a passionate gardener, or simply curious, this discussion will offer fresh perspectives and spark your imagination. Don’t miss this chance to share ideas, engage with fellow enthusiasts, and find inspiration for your own green spaces!
Book Review from Good Reads
"The study of art is the most important study a garden designer can pursue." - Marco Polo Stufano In Art and the Gardener, Gordon Hayward's tenth book on garden design, he makes a radical departure from his earlier approaches in order to explore elements of visual language across two artistic disciplines-fine painting and garden design-in hopes that the remarkable crosscurrents will help reveal how to design or simply appreciate your garden with greater acuity. In celebrating the visual language garden designers share with painters and artists such as Thomas Cole, Camille Pissarro, Piet Mondrian, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Gustav Klimt, Vincent Van Gogh, and more, Hayward explains how to choose your garden style, the relationship between house and garden, the overall composition, specific design principles, roles trees play in the garden, color, and bringing it all together.