“Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.” – Galileo Galilei
Any opportunity to showcase one of the greatest living artists of the moment should be taken and explored to the utmost, so it is with fevered pleasure that the featured work here – ‘Flower Bed’ by Michael Breyette – that I present this blog post extolling the artist’s virtues. ‘Flower Bed’ came across my social media path as a harbinger of spring, and Breyette described it as such on his enchanting website: “I’ve always been intrigued by the impact nature can have on someone, the serenity of sitting by the ocean, the peacefulness of a walk in the woods, the coziness of a rainy day or the cheerfulness brought by flowers. In contrast, man’s effect on nature is not usually too positive. So with that I offer man enjoying nature, positioned between a bed of flowers and a bee. The bee population is suffering from massive ‘die offs’ globally, in which man certainly has a hand.”
From there, I hastened to delve into what Breyette has been up to of late, which brought me to a recent work, ‘Beach Bums’ – the perfect segue into the sunnier season on the horizon. It paints a picture of a tranquil stroll by the sea, indulging in the play of sand upon the feet, the ocean in the air, and the comfort of a lover’s hand in your own.
Closing out this post is the simplicity and grandeur of ‘Arcadian Lake’ – a contemplative pose of pause at the edge of a lake, where the gaze of the subject is fixed loosely out of frame, lending the work a mystery and intrigue that merely hints and whispers of something just out of reach. Like all of Breyette’s work, it leaves the viewer wanting more.
Visit his extraordinary website here, and consider procuring one of his original works, or a few of his prints, while they’re still available. (All artwork here by Michael Breyette.)
