Guest Picks from our Fall Floral Collection
We asked nine friends of the gallery who work in the design field to select their favorite works from our Sometimes You Bring Me Flowers collection, and we couldn't be more excited to share their selections with you! It is a true joy to see the pieces from our floral collection through the eyes of these nine talented female business owners, women whose work I've admired throughout the last three years of operating The Willard Gallery.
We hope you'll take a moment to read through their thoughtful responses to our floral works and then browse their websites or follow along with their work on Instagram.
Interior Designer: Raleigh, NYC
Website | Instagram
Lindsay’s Pick: Cape Split Flowers by Tessa Greene O’Brien
"There's something about a diminutive piece of artwork that I find irresistible. Smaller scale works are perfect to enliven unexpected spaces. The scattered seashells in this piece are especially charming."
- Lindsay Speace
Design Publicist & Lifestyle Blogger: NY
Website | Instagram
Nan’s Pick: Lemons on Striped Cloth by Diana Forbes
"This beautiful painting quickly caught my eye as it feels very 'me!' To me, this painting represents exactly how I want my home to look and feel: happy and full of pattern and color."
- Nan Philip
Interior Designer & Shop Owner: Boston, MA + Seal Harbor, ME
Website | Instagram | Rusticator Shop
Laura’s Pick: Arranging Flowers by Elizabeth Endres
"I love seeing the relaxed optimism of summer - the time when you can pick freely from the garden and toss it all together, and it falls just so."
- Laura Keeler Pierce
Interior Designer: Yarmouth, ME
Website | Instagram
Samantha’s Pick: Garden Vessel No. 2 by cee and she
"I love the cee and she ceramic vases, they are so unique and beautiful. They easily stand on their own as a piece of work, and their beauty would only be enhanced with a seasonal arrangement."
- Samantha S. Pappas
Writer + Decor Maine Managing Editor: Gray, Maine
Website | Instagram
Heather’s Pick: Dog on Red Couch by Elizabeth Endres
"If my pup could describe her ideal summer day, it would look just like this."
- Heather O’Day
Interior Designer: New York, NY
Website | Instagram
Emily’s Pick: Deep Pink Peony by Jeanine Sobell Pastore
"I am a big floral fan and what I love about this piece is it abstracts one of my favorite flowers into a joyful feeling that can be enjoyed at any moment, rather than just seasonally."
- Emily Butler
Interior Designer: Bristol, UK + Maine
Instagram
Audrey’s Pick: Summer Bouquet by Bayard Hollins
"The dark background against the bright palette of the flowers in Summer Bouquet is so lively, the contrast really brings it to life and I would love to see this placed in a study."
- Audrey Remmert
Art Consultant: Portland, ME
Website | Instagram
Phoebe’s Pick: Garden Vessel No. 3 by cee and she
"I'm naturally drawn to ceramics and this vessel is both lyrical and contemporary."
- Phoebe Cole
Interior Designer: Raleigh, NC
Website | Instagram
Kate’s Pick: Roses & Palms by Julie Bowers Murphy
"The colors in this painting make me happy, and I also love to see artists' interpretations of the patterns in wallpaper & fabric in their artwork."
- Kate Hutchison
