Art in Isolation | Series 2 Episode 11: Gluck & Wild Flowers

[@charlesjosephwoodrow9636]

I will always remember ‘Art in Isolation’ as a positive outcome of the pandemic. Moments of beauty in a menacing world, thank you!!

[@jeffhreid]

Hear hear. Well said. I agree that this series has been a marvelous treat

[@gscasale7772]

Me too!!! I am over the top about this series... dear Phillip, please DO NOT stop when all this ends!!

[@helenatighe8657]

Thank you for sharing these fascinating works and the stories of the artists who made them. I wish this series would continue indefinitely!

[@kimcorreale4067]

Amen to that

[@kevinchambers4848]

Thank you for sharing your home, for sharing your family for sharing your knowledge and for sharing your art. You can never know the appreciation we feel for the generosity you and your son have provided to each of your viewers.

[@philipmould7898]

That’s lovely to hear. Thank you!

[@voliabrandaolaveneremachad7849]

This is sure a bittersweet episode! So much learning and beauty! I’m glad you won’t be in isolation anymore but we’ll miss you terribly!

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! You are very kind.

[@biddydibdab9180]

I hope there will be a third series. You’ve brought beauty into bleak times.

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

I'm all for another installment of this series, but please... in the "open"... *sigh *

[@jacquelinearcher1158]

Let’s hope it’s called “art after isolation “

[@jennymay4720]

I hope so too, these have been a peaceful inspiration, like studying a piece of art in a museum but with the insight of a specialist.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@TheTerryE]

@@philipmould7898 Did Series Two have only 11 episodes? Just love your videos and work. Hope you will do longer videos. They are really valuable and insightful.

[@luciemedici]

I realize this is your last Art in Isolation, what will we do without our Philip Mould enchanting us with his insight I wish you well and thank you .... wherever you are Hope to see you soon with other art discussions 🌹

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@curlew-3592]

Lovely Thankyou and Thankyou for the support, escape and pleasure your videos have given through a period that has been difficult for all. It has been much appreciated and very much enjoyed. 🇬🇧🌷

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@katnic8030]

Philip you’ve brought such joy to us during this extended year of living fairly isolated. Thank you for sharing your passions; your home, your art, your meadows, Cedric and your family. Please keep sharing, and thank you for brightening our days!

[@philipmould7898]

You are very kind to say. Thank you.

[@curlyt8899]

I have adored these and watched them from the first. The quiet contemplation of art , and the sense of being somewhere cosy, shut away from the world's troubles while we listen to your restful voice is a joy. I hope you never run out of paintings. Stay safe.

[@philipmould7898]

Well thank you! I enjoyed it too.

[@AndyWalkerArt]

Thank you so much for these wonderful insights into your pictures, and for your generosity in showing them to us. I have loved both series.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@Johnmartin-vz7yc]

Thank you for brightening up so many difficult days!

[@jasmin5753]

Charming painting... and beautifully rendered on bare canvas. Many thanks Philip and Oliver.. (especially Cedric).. for this wonderful series.! It's been a real pleasure sharing your journey with you. Have enjoyed every episode immensely. Stay well.. and hope to see the series continue out of isolation. ♥️

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! It’s been a pleasure.

[@karla5227]

How beautiful - it has been so lovely to learn about such a wide range of diverse artists (all of whom you so obviously love yourself Philip) during this series - truly fascinating, thank you. I do hope you make more.

[@philipmould7898]

I’m glad. Thanks.

[@Boulevardier1]

This is a wonderful episode, Philip! I was thinking that Gluck was delighting in her painting all of her exquisite flowers as a gift to Constance Spry from her pallet, a bouquet of brushstrokes. Your painting is such a beautiful example of her intricate (if fantasy-scaled) paintwork it reminds me of a tapestry!

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! Im really attached to it.

[@marthareed7223]

I hope you will continue with a new series! These vids are an open window bringing a breath of fresh air.

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks.

[@user-qe7vr1qb9g]

Might we have more? THANK YOU SO MUCH! Very relaxing during this trying time in everyone's life. Stay well...

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! Let’s see.

[@Fyshhooks]

@@philipmould7898 Oh, my goodness... Mr Mould... this is the first time I've seen a positive answer to queries about a possible new series!!! I've enjoyed series 1 and 2 since discovering them after you began them last year, and have shared each one on the FB group Music and Art Odyssey, where the members have received them with pleasure. Do hope you are considering a new video series or continuation of this one. Thanks!

[@verabilling]

Brilliant episode, thank you for introducing me to her and her work! Botanical exact observation and artistic freedom at its best. The thin well chosen white lines... marvelous. Warm inspiration for the coming seasons of wildflowers!

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@lindamiller2648]

Dear PM, I have come across your videos only in mid 2023 but still find them highly therapeutic. With your deep interest in and knowledge of art and history you enrich my life. You and Cedric are utterly charming. I am in your debt. ♥

[@luciemedici]

Wild flowers are so happy and cheerful, so it’s a send off to us of better times to come 🌸

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@gaby9808]

Thank you again and Again! So lovely and inspiring , learning so much this way 🤍..

[@jeffhreid]

Enjoyed the video. It’s a lovely study. Interesting that it looks like it is painted on the raw linen, no ground. That’s unusual

[@therollinggangstas7769]

All episodes were an absolute joy. Thank you so much!

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks !

[@beatmuller1994]

I will certainly not miss lockdown, but most definitely your "Art in Isolation" series. Thank you very much, Philip, for your insightful videos, for sharing with us your home and art, and your love of art, which is very contagious (pun intended!).

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@mrsrabbitsmoments8854]

We have so enjoyed these little vignettes of beauty in very bleak times. Thank you

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@jeanneanderson6593]

Thank you for your delightful commentaries. We are indebted to you immensely.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@imeldamcveigh6685]

A second series as good as the first. Love Art in Isolation and this introduction to Gluck's work was beautiful.

[@janetfitzgerald5280]

So sad to hear this is the last episode. Each and every one has been a delight and an education. Thank you so much.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you !

[@karenb9787]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful paintings with us. Both series have been a joy to watch 😊

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you.

[@stella1455]

Trust me to find 'Art in Isolation' after the Pandemic. Simply love them. Thank you Philip for helping me to appreciate art. I just bought an oil painting by Francis (Frank) Thomas Carter, dated 1888. It's not worth much but I love it and that is the main thing.

[@janicerosenthal8798]

Thank you so much for your wonderful stories of your beautiful art pieces. I’ve enjoyed all your videos I appreciate all the love & thought you’ve put into to telling us about these beautiful works of art. Please keep up with this even if it’s once a month, I’m sure everyone would love it. Thank you for taking me on a wonderful journey into art ❤️🎨

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! Will consider.

[@wendyelainedonald]

Thank you so much for this series Philip. Once again you have give so much pleasure and extended our knowledge, at the same time. showed us works we would not have otherwise seen by artists we probably had not heard of. I am so sad to see this series end. May you live well in your gorgeous home with that wonderful dog. thank you to the camearman who became more confident as these series developed. Wendy, Melbourne, Australia

[@Fyshhooks]

Just reading the comments here today, 12 April 2021... Have enjoyed Philip's videos immensely and shared them on the FB group Music and Art Odyssey... Check it out if you're on fb, if you'd like another art experience in a small, easy-going group.

[@robynwilliams8110]

And thank you so very much for the Art in Isolation series 1 and 2. They have been a real pleasure - both works of art and the opportunity to visit your very interesting home - so very different for an Australian.

[@user-pp4nd7vw8m]

The floral display behind "Flora's Cloak" reminds me of the shape of a wedding bouquet. Portraying her lover as a bride, in the apex of youth and health. I did not see a lot of stems in that 'bouquet', only the heads of the flowers, which tells me she only wanted the best parts of the flower to be shown. It was a wise decision to acquire the painting you have. It is heavenly, Thank you, Mr. Mould!

[@susprime7018]

Thank you for all your videos to ease these extraordinary times.

[@jenniefrench1338]

Thank you so very much for sharing these works of art. I find it fascinating what the motivation might be for another artist to make their paintings. The painting Nature morte was just stunning too. Surely there must be examples of the preparatory work for this too as it is so detailed and beautiful. I am going to look it up again. I am fascinated by almost every type of art and it is like brainstorming when I go to paint. Thank you again for sharing these treasures. I also enjoyed the series on searching to see if a particular painting was considered a “treasure”. The program was laid out in such a way that it almost almost seemed effortless to find the truth because the team and scientists were so talented. I hope that it will return. Take care.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! It’s been a pleasure.

[@CasperLCat]

That shade of yellow on the kitchen walls is an artistic statement all by itself. It’s a visual antidepressant!

[@philipmould7898]

I agree. Ed Bulmer paints.

[@donnadurant4000]

Thank you for making isolation a tad more bearable and opening your beautiful home to viewers. Best wishes from 🇨🇦.

[@SaintOsburg]

This painting it's my favourite so far, so beautiful. I love wildflowers.

[@giovannalepore5946]

Fantastic- would be interesting to do a traveling art examination to view collections -ie the Philips collection in Washington DC -or the Van Gogh museum. Your insight and research is enriching and enables one to appreciate the breath and depth of artists and their work. You have made “ art history “ tangible -thank you .

[@philipmould7898]

You are very kind!

[@Fyshhooks]

What a novel idea, Giovanna Lepore, and I may try to figure out that approach for my fb group. Just reading the comments here today, 12 April 2021... Have enjoyed Philip's videos immensely and shared them on the FB group Music and Art Odyssey... Check it out if you're on fb, if you'd like another art experience in a small, easy-going group.

[@stacyharrell-mathers9543]

We all must contribute (like Philip) to our own communities. Just think how lovely the world would be if we all share beauty. Thanks very much for all your efforts to everyone involved with this wonderful project. 🤎

[@philipmould7898]

Well said! Artistic beauty is a salve. Thank you.

[@janetthomas8244]

Thank you so much for these programs. I had never heard of Gluck, but I love her work and will follow up.

[@lidialopes6937]

Thank you for your inspiring work and your sweet dog in these times of isolation. And yes, "Art After Isolation" sounds like a wonderful idea!

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks!

[@brightonbabe2139]

We are in isolation in some parts of the world still. and I have just found this wonderful series. Thank you for the introduction to the painters and paintings through the passion for your home.

[@saralongman179]

Thank you for both series, such a pleasure to watch, please please let there be more.

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks!

[@carolynboydtomasovic9039]

You have lifted my heart - thank you for sharing your collection.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@deborahjohnson2802]

So lovely to stumble across this one that I hadn't seen. I love my garden and flowers and wish I could paint them like Gluck.

[@katrussell6819]

I enjoyed both of the series immensely. Thank you for making them. Be well and let's hope we are finished with isolation for a long while. Blessings to you and your family.

[@philipmould7898]

And to you!

[@barbarabrimer9885]

Thank you for presenting such beautiful art work The flowers are gorgeous and look so realistic. You gave an interesting presentation for us all.

[@jennydebney2215]

Brilliant Phillip! Better days ahead with spring, wildflowers and the corona virus beaten to a pulp! Can't thank you enough for these wonderful short videos.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you! It’s been a pleasure!

[@WillowLynneEvans]

I just love being introduced by you, to artists I didn't have knowledge of before, such interesting insightful stories of their art and lives. Thank you so much for your contribution to my art education.

[@karenstein1490]

I have so loved these Art in Isolation shows. Thank you so much. And please make more Fake or Fortunes ! Best regards, from Cincinnati, Ohio.

[@ianbrowne8871]

What a tease, all those finely cut Gluck hair styles and none of us can get to a barber before 16th April! O for a haircut!

[@philipmould7898]

Haha!

[@ianbrowne8871]

@@philipmould7898 Many thanks for a delightful series of films. I did notice the Didcot power station painting which I I watched being built from the top floor of school in Abingdon!

[@raf499]

so sorry this is the last video, have absolutely enjoyed every moment of your videos Philip.

[@emmahardesty4330]

Beautiful, tantalyzing...as usual. Thank you, very much, yet again.

[@sdamoros]

So sorry this is the end - another wonderful piece that brings peace. Thank you for sharing so generously - I shall miss these segments, but look forward to emerging, and returning to London later this year. Cheers!

[@philipmould7898]

Kind of you to say! Thanks

[@navajoauckland6003]

Thank you kind Sir, for the inspiration within painted beauty 🌺

[@louisedean8687]

Thank you, Philip. Like many others I will be sorry not to see any more of these. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm for your subject. I have learnt a lot

[@philipmould7898]

Well, thank you!

[@davidbiagini9048]

A fascinating picture from a fascinating artist. Thank you for sharing all the background information. One of the few good things to come out of isolation has been your series. Well done, and thank you.

[@philipmould7898]

You are kind. Thanks.

[@LarWolkan]

Wonderful series Philip! Thank you for giving us something to look forward to (and at) while stuck inside!

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks !

[@peterhart8275]

Excellent series. Thank you.

[@eastcoastartist]

Thank you so much for this series.

[@franceshendry5656]

Thank you so much for these, I hope there will more. What about teaching art history? Online. I'd sign up in a heartbeat!

[@philipmould7898]

Ha! Thanks. Another life required.

[@mariapilarme]

Thank you very beautiful painting and respected artist.

[@sallyrichsally5287]

Thank you so much it's been a great pleasure to see into your life art and home, which you have great style in art and home.

[@rutilopata8294]

Such colorful and cheery speculation! I’ll adopt it☺️love her paintings! I am inspired🌺🌸🌼thank you for sharing your passion in such a crisp manner🦋💫

[@robjkearley]

Thank you so much. We’ve loved this second series as much as the first.

[@philipmould7898]

I’m glad. Thanks.

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

Wonderful. Constance Spry - a name so well known in my youth in London. Thank you for this series, and I hope you are able to do more.

[@Baltic200]

Thanks, it was so good to experience your knowledge, your art, your home and sweet Cedric.

[@pennyduncan5980]

Thank you and your family for sharing. You have provided a gift of immeasurable value to viewers.

[@andrewfrost8866]

Thank you, you have been a life saver.

[@philipmould7898]

Pleasure!

[@alannothnagle]

Delightful and enlightening as always. Please consider continuing this special series!

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks

[@Joanna-bk4fc]

I will miss your videos very very much! Thank you for your wonderful talks on art. I wish I found myself with such an isolation with art and nature. Enjoy! :)

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@TorybellaBelicima]

I remain a fan, more so now. Thank you!💕

[@laurensouthgate2458]

I have enjoyed this so much i hope there is a third series.

[@jenniewilliams1668]

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful painting and illuminating the life of Gluck. Warm regards Jennie

[@oliviacasino8888]

Oh say it isn’t so! No, no, no! Dear Mr. Mould do not deprive us of your quietly compelling visits which help sustain us through our worlds of various splendors. Now that we have found each other, please find it in your heart to continue in some creative form to revisit, re-inform and replenish our cupboards! What pleasures your posts have brought! A California soul.

[@philipmould7898]

You’re very kind! I will return.

[@stephencharlton2024]

Oh boy I am going to miss these. Many thanks

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks

[@christines7790]

Thank you for this lovely series from Melbourne

[@jjfromhonolulu9023]

I hope you will consider continuing this educational series! I thoroughly enjoyed these and will gladly watch them again.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@pippinderstarke6721]

A marvellous painting and I hope you will start again with Art in Isolation because I'm sure all viewers will miss it a lot. But thanks for all you have done so far and stay save and healthy.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@kathryn1050]

That was fascinating Philip, thank you so much 🌼

[@Ceelle2]

When do you decide to sell a painting that has been in your home? Is it the appearance of a new work...a sense that someone else should enjoy it now....a good offer? Or all of the above? And thank you so much for both series and sharing a bit of your lovely home with us. I have been delighted and educated and there is no better combo of thought and feeling in the world for me.

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks

[@craftbird1]

Thank you for your time and knowledge.

[@flowerfairy1950]

How lovely and so very interesting. Thank you 🧡

[@melodyforeman3421]

Thank you. Enlightening as ever 🙏🙏🙏👏👏

[@larrymustvedt2217]

I enjoyed your "Art in Isolation". Great title. I enjoyed your other show, too. I hope your in good health. It seemed to me the show abruptly ended after "Gluck and Wild Flowers". I was waiting for series 3, but it doesn't seem to be happening; so I thought I'd send you a little text to see how you're getting on in your life. I hope you and your wife and your son all doing well. Should I continue to look forword to some future programs? Or have you moved on to other things? Well, it's been a great run, and I enjoyed every episode from here on the West Coast of Canada. Cheers!

[@t.p.mckenna]

What a terrific exposition of that picture. I thoroughly enjoyed that. Just a footnote to her ancestry, the Lyons Corner Houses, once so popular, were swept away by the fast food bars to many customers' distress. They were very affordable, but genteel enough that someone could bring their mother if she came to town, but then came along the coffee bars and the Wimpys; and here's the thing, the move was instigated by the Lyons group itself and in that picture we can that transition in action. It's their Coventry Street branch which was still a Corner House across several levels, but with the new Wimpy integrated into the corner site.

[@philipmould7898]

Fascinating! Thank you.

[@greatedges]

This was most enticing! Gluck’s painting immediately suggested to me the tradition of embroidery, in which flowers were often equalized in scale, crowded together, with the visual emphasis on the main identifying feature of each flower. I’m thinking of the millefleurs tradition in medieval tapestries, for example; or indeed, ladies’ handwork/embroidery through the ages with its similar qualities. And even closer in time, there were all of William Morris’s designs still in-the-air. Without doubt, however, the reason the tradition of embroidery came to my mind so insistently are those fine, thread-like white lines she used along stems and in other details. An embroiderer might do exactly the same! None of this is to suggest that any of these were templates for Gluck, or influenced her in any direct way at all. However, her work is that much richer for this hint of - or reference to - tradition. I am exceedingly happy with this introduction to an heretofore unknown (to me) artist. Thank you so very much! And thank you for your wonderful Art in Isolation series. I have enjoyed and learned, and have been left thoughtful after each episode. And that’s not even to mention the artistry of your glorious home, the quality of the videos, and your always insightful presentations. Stay well!

[@philipmould7898]

Well that is so kind of you. And yes, now that you mention it, you could easily see this as an embroidery design. In fact I think an embroiderer should be encouraged to take it on. It was a hobby of my late mother’s.

[@joannekucks4343]

Thank you for introducing us to this artist. I love the painting. It reminds me of the spreads that Martha Stewart (and others) does in her magazine where she displays many versions of a particular cut flower laying flat on a surface, such as daffodils or tulips, and photographed from above. 🥰☕️🍩💐

[@phillwilkes7764]

What a lovely series . I've looked fed to every episode.

[@philipmould7898]

Thank you!

[@wendywise388]

Thank you so much for this wonderful series - and the wildflowers were a great way to end.

[@philipmould7898]

Thanks!

[@neilward6557]

What a great insightful introduction to a great artist of the past. I have been using covid unemployment to catch up on my art journey and loving it. Keep up the good work, love your house.

[@philipmould7898]

Time well spent! Thanks.

[@WillowTreePottery]

this episode was wonderful.

[@patricialewinska1351]

Thank you so much for these beautiful presentations. They have been so uplifting as well as informative and it has been and interesting to learn about the artists and their works that you have featured.

[@philipmould7898]

Pleasure! Thanks

[@jackie4286]

Thanks, Philip for all the interesting episodes, particularly the surprising ones on Gluck and Garsington. These yielded more information via WIki on Google. I'm sure you have many other things you need to be doing now vaccination is making good progress. Many of your followers will be hoping for more Fake or Fortune, but who knows when TV programmes can be made again? Your Art in Isolation series was much beloved, thanks again for it.

[@philipmould7898]

Well that’s kind. We are making the new Fake or Fortune ? as we speak.

[@garycraigart3579]

Once again I am thankful for "Art in Isolation". Lovely to watch and to learn, and this one was also fun. However I must confess the painting that fascinated me was the one on the wall behind of the landscape and the pink house. Was that an episode I missed or is it, hopefully, an episode to come?

[@philipmould7898]

It’s by Frank Dobson c 1925. Never got round to it. It’s lovely.

[@garycraigart3579]

@@philipmould7898 Yes it is. Thank you for the reply. Do you actually realize how many of us would be grateful for an ongoing presence on the internet with your erudition and artistic wisdom? Anyone else with me here????

[@Fyshhooks]

​@@garycraigart3579 Just reading the comments here today, 12 April 2021... Have enjoyed Philip's videos immensely and shared them on the FB group Music and Art Odyssey... Check it out if you're on fb, if you'd like another art experience in a small, easy-going group.

[@oltedders]

What was that marvelous jazz tune being played early on in the video?

[@jangoodwin2689]

So so lovely seeing your beautiful whippet!! Thank you for this interesting presentation.

[@philipmould7898]

Pleasure!

[@user-pe2lw1ze8i]

I’d love to hear more about her travels to Cornwall. I’m an artist also and I’m in solitude on the Mexico/ Texas border. I’m curious to know more about the social settings and parties that happened that caused these people to be inspired. To make the art and discoveries in their evolving style. Thanks

[@sharon1775]

this was great

[@DavidWoodArtist]

Loved this series, thanks for doing them.

[@philipmould7898]

Pleasure- thanks