peony floral arrangementby brett |
I was at a press launch yesterday at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Toronto, and had my buddy Corinna vanGerwen take a shot of this floral arrangement in one of the hotel’s penthouse suites. (One camera + my arsenal of manpurses = one frequently misplaced camera)
Now, nobody doesn’t love peonies, and these super-soft pink varieties are especially pretty. But I’m not sure how I feel about the juxtaposition of the understated elegance of the pink peonies with the harsh, angular greenery that cuts jagged slashes through the arrangement. It’s certainly eye-catching, and adds an edge to an otherwise soft and subdued flower…
What do you think? Pretty pairing, or mismatched?
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I think it is a pretty pairing indeed!
but…
“manpurses” … Ill have to think about that!
Please someone — save those poor soft, ruffly, elegant pink frothy peonies from the assault of those leaves. Mean, mean evil leaves!
Those poor peonies look like they’ve been inpaled by the leaves… peonies are beautiful on their own!
I was all excited when I saw you were posting ’bout peonies, but have to admit, not liking these arrangements…
P.S. How’s Corinna??
Corinna’s very well! Her scouting season is in full force now and she’s off gallivanting to the great north!
Feels mismatched. BUT, in music, there can be a ‘breath mark’ (symbol) on the ‘staff’ (lines) that tells the performer to take a breath - pause. SOOO, I will symbolically see this as a musical arrangement, with the soft, pretty peony flowers sitting on horizontal leaves (lines) telling me it’s time to pause, take a breath, and enjoy them before I play on…
Lausen
Ooh - beautifully put, Lausen! Thanks for your comment!