Bee Keeper's Delight

Name/Title

Bee Keeper's Delight

Entry/Object ID

2022.5.1

Description

A brightly colored image of flowers with petals around them. The flowers are pink against a primarily blue, green, and yellow background.

Collection

HCC Permanent Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Marjorie Graff

Role

Artist

Date made

2021

Location

Category

Exhibit

Category

Storage

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

Marjori Graff (b. 1949) Bee Keepers Delight 2021 Transfer Print 29 x 22 inches Acquisition 2022 Based in Florida since 1982 Marjori Graff is a retired teacher and active printmaker currently focusing on her own studio work and collaborative projects. Inspired by Japanese woodcuts Graff’s work uses combinations of color and shape to create ambiguous landscape prints. In Bee Keepers Delight bright pink flowers pop against uneven rectangles of blue, yellow and green. Small ovals of yellow rimmed in pink could represent petals or bees that swirl around the vivid flowers. The colors are saturated and cheerful with a composition simple. True to form the details and shapes are ambiguous leaving room for interpretation.