Art is the Flower

It's easy to see the appeal of Fritillaria to Charles Rennie MacIntosh,

The almost dimpled petals reflect light and colour, perfect for the water colourist.

MacIntosh's water colour of 1915 reproduced many times has added to Fritillaria's popularity.

Art is the Flower, Life is the Green Leaf, let every artist strive to make his flower a beautiful living thing, something that will convince the world that there may be, there are,things more precious more beautiful- more lasting than life itself - CRM 1902