Lillian Forziat

Artist Statement

My father's passion was gardening. Spring through Fall our garden was continuously blooming with roses, camellias, peonies, azaleas, rhododendrons and the like. I was deeply impressed by this beauty. To this day the sight of a rose makes my heart sing. When as a child I started to paint it seemed only natural that I would gravitate toward my inspiration - flowers. It is gratifying to me to gather some flowers from my own garden, arrange them, and to set about painting their likenesses. Each flower is a portrait, a unique tiny face in Nature. Over the years my muse has expanded to include all of Nature, seascapes, landscapes, seashells and folks in serene settings. I try to capture the beauty that I see around me onto my canvasses in the hope of uplifting my patrons and viewers during the course of their daily lives.