Peter and Jill Stilton’s formal 18th century style garden – with antique carved limestone European statuary – is modeled after the Elizabethan Gardens near the Outer Banks and the Luxembourg in Paris where they have spent much time. Peter is a painter and former art professor who built his studio – that looks like a …
This video montage created by Peter, Jill and their son Philip, reveals the beauty and holiness of their garden as seen through paintings in Peter’s studio.
Lewis Carroll’s Alice ends up on and in a chessboard, making a journey as a pawn to become a queen at the far end. At one point she sees the palace gardeners painting the white roses red, to please the Red Queen. So my question is, “why paint a garden at all?” Pause. Think about …
Here’s the nitty-gritty if you will. To maintain any “garden” in Florida is a huge challenge for several reasons. Mostly we are on sand over limestone to begin with. Second, there are periods of drought as well as flooding. Thirdly, we go from high temperatures to occasional frost. Also, everything keeps growing without a respite, …
How could a dressmaker dummy and a statue do improv theatre while I’m photographing them? Read on.
Welcome to my Florida domicile and studio, with its fantastic garden…great setting for a “who dunnit.”
