Portrait of Isabel Anderson
Keith Stanley, EMC, IMF Sculptural Botanical Design
Keith Stanley, EMC, IMF
2021 installation
2nd Floor - English Drawing Room
The Inspiration
DeWitt M. Lockman painted this portrait of Isabel Anderson and her pet macaw, Anna, in the late 1910s, when Isabel was in her early forties. On loan from the New Hampshire Historical Society.
The Flowers
Florist’s inspiration: Keith Stanley approaches flower arranging like making a piece of art. A painter approaches a canvas choosing the colors, textures and spatial relationships, even the mood to tell a story. All the elements within this painting guide his design interpreting the dramatic portrait of Mrs. Anderson in her diaphanous shawl and gown. Years of studying formal Japanese Ikebana and European Floral Design have given him exciting ways to see the world around us and to be innovative using floral materials and many other unconventional things in his work.
THE DESIGNER
Keith Stanley, EMC, IMF
Keith Stanley, EMC, IMF Sculptural Botanical Design
Keith Stanley is a Washington, DC floral designer and educator, and a resident of Capitol Hill. For 39 years he has worked in retail and special event floristry, also doing demonstrations and workshops. Currently Keith is a Teaching Coach for the European Master Certification program (a floral design school based in Bruges, Belgium), from which he graduated in 2016. He earned the International Master Florist accreditation from Gregor Lersch at Boerma Institute in March 2022. In addition he is a certified teacher for the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. Structural botanical design is Keith’s passion, and he has recently created large scale works for the 2022 Floralien in Ghent, Belgium and Hoogstraten Groeten and Blomen in Hoogstraten, Belgium.
Photo of Donnamaria by Jonny Edward
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Donnamaria R. Jones
Circa Life Images
Donnamaria is a published, award-winning portrait and event photographer based in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia area. She owns and operates Circa Life Images Studio, a 2,500 square foot space located on the north end of Waldorf in Southern Maryland. The spacious facility has a very large bay door entrance and offers a range of professional imaging services to include portrait, lifestyle and automotive photography. The studio is conveniently located off the main thoroughfare, MD Route 301, with ample parking just a few feet from the main entrance. She also travels internationally to provide on location photography services.
