Alive with Luminous Color, delicate textures and moments of rare beauty, The Best of Flower Painting showcases the ever-fresh interpretations of 133 contemporary painters - including such well-known artists as Jan Kunz, Elizabeth Mowry, Joseph Sheppard and Joyce Pike. Whether inspired by stretches of untamed wildflowers, elegant arrangements, or quiet backyard gardens, each of the 150 floral paintings in this collection is a unique and brilliant expression of its artist's love for the subject. They are wonderfully diverse in medium and style, ranging from precise botanical studies to spontaneous explosions of color and light. Big, blooming reproductions are accompanied by the artists' own stories behind the paintings, in which they share their inspirations, creative concepts and painting techniques.