PAINTING WORLD MAGAZINE
A Look into the Historical Florals of Decorative Painting By Diane Marie Kellogg
Part 5-6
How far we have journeyed in our quest to learn about the historical florals of decorative painting. Most of our journey has taken us across Europe. From the Canal Boat Painting and Vardo painting in England to the Tole Painting of France. On to the Netherlands, we learned about the Rosemaling and Hindenloopen styles of painting. Heading East, we voyaged on to Sweden, where we experienced Dala also known as Kurbitz painting. Next, we traveled through the Alps and into Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where the beauty of Bauernmalerei became known to us. Throughout our travels, we were fortunate enough to talk with a few artists who are considered experts in their fields. Our thanks go out to each of these wonderfully talented women for sharing their expertise with us, Part One - Julie Tonkin with Canal Boat Painting, Part Two - Jan Boettcher with Rosemaling Painting, Part Three – Vivica Lammers with Kurbitz Paining and Part Four- Larissa Goncharova with Zhostovo Painting. On our return to the United States of America, we can easily see the influence of all of these floral painting styles among the decorative painting of today. There are many truly talented artists out there who have taken their love of floral painting and helped it to evolve into the lovely floral designs available to us now. Time and the immigration of so many wonderful cultures have brought us to this point in history, our present. For this entry in our series and the conclusion of
the same, I decided to interview two of the most popular floral artists now living in the U.S. I have had the pleasure of meeting these awesome ladies, at the ACCI show in Chicago a few years back and more recently at one of the HOOT painting conventions. Let me say I was and am honored. I would like to introduce you to the wonderful artist known as the First Lady of Decorative Painting, Priscilla Hauser. When you meet Priscilla, you cannot help but appreciate her effervescent personality. She exudes positive energy that DECEMBER 2020 ISSUE
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