In Silence, The Calla
Graceful Elegance. The Calla Lily is filled with a rare and silent grace, a stunning beauty that hints of layers of contemplative depth.
In Silence
Attributes of the Evocative Calla Lily
A flower with hidden depths and substance. The smooth planes of whiteness create a sense of contemplation and purity and calmness.
A flower that speaks silently of virtues to adhere to.
Substance, purity, honor, gratitude. Courage and serenity amidst the chaos.
Georgia O’Keefe painted the Calla Lily numerous times. She clearly was drawn to their shapes and form.
The classic elegance of form and line are nature’s gift to the artist. The artist could draw and paint these lovely curves over and over and never tire of them.
I adore the Calla Lily with its evocative nature. A large abstract, in oils, a Calla Lily is under way and should be finished in a couple of weeks.
In my Gallery page, I’m adding new images of florals as well as abstracts.
Calla Curves
Myths, Superstitions and Legends of The Lily
In olden days, the white Calla Lily was often a superstitious symbol of fear and death.
Used for funerals it only further entrenched the symbolic superstition rather than rejoicing in the beauty that the Calla has.
In mythology, it is said that when the milk of Hera was flung across the night skies creating the Milky Way, droplets fell to Earth. And where those droplets fell, the magnificent lilies grew.
Throughout the centuries, human cultures have invented differing meanings with which to label the lily. From beauty, rebirth, purity, youth, abundance, faith, weddings…. to being conscripted into service for death, dying and funerals and thus looked at with fear and superstition.
Calla Lily Interesting facts
- Calla (Kalos) is Greek for ‘Good, Noble, Honourable’
- Georgia O’Keefe’s Calla Lilies painting sold for $6.2 Million!
- it is not a actually a ‘lily’
- botanical name is Zantedeschia Aethiopica
- the flower originated in southern Africa
- the flower has several colours other than white