Laura Daluga AFID and Brian Skol, Meadow Brook Hall, Rochester, Michigan
I have been surrounding myself with beautiful blooms as I work away at a series of paintings featuring orchids and post one botanical photo each day on my Facebook page.
In line with this, I took a “floral fieldtrip” recently to historic Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan for the annual Art in the Elements show.
As luck would have it, I happened upon a fellow realist artist, Brian Skol, setting up to paint en plein air, (meaning, to paint outdoors). We chatted for a while, finding we share several connections in the Detroit Area arts world.
We were joined by Brian’s wife, Laura Daluga, AIFD, also pictured above. Laura is the creator of this event, originally at the Cranbrook House & Gardens, Bloomfield Hills, MI, and now sits as co-chair for the event.
This yearly event brings floral designers together to interpret the works of other artists in floral design.
I left Laura and Brian to take a lovely end-of-summer stroll through the woods surrounding Meadow Brook Hall and take a few photos of the floral displays to share with you.
If you’d like to be notified of this event in the future, I suggest you subscribe to the Meadow Brook Hall newsletter using their Stay Connected form found on this year’s Art in the Elements event page.