Artist's Statement:
Purple – for some time in Ancient Rome, reserved to the Emperor. Purple – given an entirely different meaning by Jimmi Hendrix in “Purple Haze” and yet another by Prince in “Purple Rain.”
In my painting, the greenery has the greater height, but the purple crocuses draw the eye.
They are the focus.
Oil on Canvas
36 x 24 in
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,
our whole life would change.
often misattributed to Buddha Jack Kornfield Buddha’s Little Instruction Book
A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.
David Steindl-Rast Benedictine Monk
You might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting frozen, the crocus family would have had a little sense knocked into it.
Robert Benchley American Comedian
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.
Alice Walker
The Color Purple
Art as an Oasis™
Art as an Oasis is a series of occasional postings from the art of Carrie Kleinberger
providing a temporary respite from both mundane and monumental cares
complimented by words of wisdom from a diversity of others.