MEMORIES OF FRAGRANT GARDENS

PIERRE BONNARD’S PAINTINGS CAPTURE MEMORIES OF FRAGRANT GARDENS AND THE PEOPLE IN THEM

BONNARD WAS A YEAR OLDER THAN HIS FRIEND AND FELLOW PAINTER EDOUARD VUILLARD (SEE BLOG OF FEB 17). HIS PAINTINGS ARE OF EVERYDAY SCENES, LINKING INDOOR AND OUTDOORS, PAINTING THE MEMORY OF THE EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN THE IMMEDIATE VISUAL IMPRESSION

CHILDREN IN A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN 1918

CHILDREN IN A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN 1918

BONNARD HAD 3 GARDENS IN HIS LIFETIME; THAT OF HIS MOTHER IN THE DAUPHINE’ IN SOUTH-EAST FRANCE, THEN HIS OWN GARDEN IN VERNONNET NEAR GIVERNY ON THE SEINE AND LASTLY IN LE CANNET, ABOVE CANNES, ON THE MEDITERRANEAN. ROBIN LANE FOX HAS AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN TODAY’S FINANCIAL TIMES ABOUT THESE 3 GARDENS AND HOW ARTISTS AND GARDENERS RECALL COLORS

BONNARD’S GARDEN AND ‘CARAVAN’ IN VERNONNET, LOOKING UP AT THE TERRACE, 1915

BONNARD’S GARDEN AND ‘CARAVAN’ IN VERNONNET, LOOKING UP AT THE TERRACE, 1915

LOOKING FROM THE TERRACE DOWN THE STEPS AT VERNONNET IN THE EVENING 1939

LOOKING FROM THE TERRACE DOWN THE STEPS AT VERNONNET IN THE EVENING 1939

THE GATE OF BONNARD’S GARDEN AT LE CANNET 1944

THE GATE OF BONNARD’S GARDEN AT LE CANNET 1944

READING THE NEWSPAPER UNDER A TREE IN THE GARDEN

READING THE NEWSPAPER UNDER A TREE IN THE GARDEN

BONNARD’S DISTILLATION OF NATURE REMINDED ME OF ANOTHER PIECE OF NEWS TODAY

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS PROPOSING TO AMMEND ITS LAW ON COSMETICS. THE PROPOSAL WOULD BAN THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS:

  • Dibutyl phthalate;

  • Diethylhexyl phthalate;

  • Formaldehyde;

  • Formaldehyde releasers;

  • Mercury and related compounds;

  • Isobutyl­paraben;

  • Isopropy­lparaben;

  • Butylparaben;

  • Propylparaben;

  • Toluene;

  • Triclosan;

  • Carbon black; and

  • Per- and Polyfluo­roalkyl substances (PFAS).

WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT LARIA, OUR NATURAL FRAGRANCE THAT PRESERVES MEMORIES OF MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPES, USES NONE OF THOSE INGREDIENTS! STEP BY STEP THE WORLD IS MOVING TOWARDS APPRECIATING NATURAL BEAUTY. THANKS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS WHO WEAR LARIA AND A NEW ENTRY: FABRIZIO WHO STARTED WEARING LARIA IN NEW YORK THIS WEEK

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LARIA IN MARCO’S GARDEN IN LIGURIA. MEMORIES OF EATING PERSIMMONS UNDER THE TREE AND CLEANING HANDS ON THE GRASS

LARIA IN MARCO’S GARDEN IN LIGURIA. MEMORIES OF EATING PERSIMMONS UNDER THE TREE AND CLEANING HANDS ON THE GRASS

20 MARCH - THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING

PIERRE BONNARD EXHIBITION ‘THE COLOUR OF MEMORY’ AT TATE MODERN LONDON UNTIL 6 MAY 2019

ROBIN LANE FOX ‘THANKS FOR THE MEMORY’ https://www.ft.com/content/cf6b79c4-4646-11e9-a965-23d669740bfb

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