Still Life of Flowers and Thistles by Vanessa Bell

So, all the pictures of holiday cottages and cliffs can't change the fact that we are back to 'normal life'. But living in London is made glorious for those lucky enough to have a garden. Ours is full of petunias, gladioli, apples and crab apples, and various other flowers that were bought from Sarah Raven (memo: it's time to order bulbs from her or from Peter Nyssen) or have seeded themselves. We have tried to recreate an approximation of this 1937 Still Life of Flowers and Thistles by Vanessa Bell (it was sold by Cheffins last September so the whereabouts are unknown).