A press release from artist  Renée A. Fox (reneeafox@yahoo.com)

 

Please join me for an afternoon at Descanso Gardens on Sunday, March 10, starting with a 12:30PM lunch at the Descanso Café (full menu and prices, click here), followed by a walk through the gardens to find Camelias, Cherry Trees, Daffodils, Irises and Lilacs in bloom.  At 2:00PM we will meet at the  Sturt Haaga Gallery and view “The Wild Flowers” curated by John O’Brien. LA art critic Peter Frank will join us for a  conversation with me about the show, my work and its context in the exhibition and gardens. “The Wild Flowers” runs until Sunday, March 31.

 

 

Of the many categories of the fantastical in nature, none is quite as diverse and as consistently astonishing as that of the flower. While we may admire the flower as a beautiful object, what we are really seeing is delightful evidence of possibly the most sophisticated and durable strategy for reproduction, speciation, and evolution our planet has yet offered. 

 

 

Descanso Gardens is located at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, Flintridge, 91011. Descanso Café is just inside the entrance and the Sturt Haaga Gallery may be reached by a short walk or shuttle through the gardens. The gallery is open 10am-4pm Tuesday-Sunday and is free to visit with garden admission of $8. *Special admission price of $3 for Sunday, March 10 if you have confirmed attendance. Remember to bring cash or credit if you plan to have lunch at the Café. Parking is free. Click here for information on the gallery, café and gardens