"Chanticleer's Garden, 9x12, Chanticleer garden, Wayne Pa. Saint David's, Philadelphia area gardens, beautiful gardens, rooster, paintings of gardens, Maryanne Jacobsen art, rose garden, Chanticleer

"Chanticleer's Garden, 9x12

This majestic rooster stands atop his pedestal, gazing fondly about his garden.

"Chanticleer" usually refers to roosters, but it was also the name of Adolf Rosengarten's beautiful estate on the Philadelphia Main Line. Today,  the Chanticleer estate is now a pleasure garden open all year to the public in the Wayne/ St. David's area of the Main Line. According to the website, "Mr. Rosengarten's humor is evident in naming his home after the estate "Chanticlere" in Thackeray's 1855 novel The Newcomes. The fictional Chanticlere was "mortgaged up to the very castle windows" but "still the show of the county." Playing on the word, which is synonymous with "rooster," the Rosengartens used rooster motifs throughout the estate."

I love visiting Chanticleer whenever I am in the area, and it is especially beautiful in the spring. Here is another painting that I did of the estate a while back:

"Red Maple at Chanticleer", 16x20- SOLD

If you are in the Wayne/St. David's area, be sure to visit the gardens. Private and group tours of the Rosengarten's former home are also available. Visit their website here for additional information.

"This Table is Reserved", 12x16, oil, fine dining, restaurant art, old world charm, paintings of interiors, Maryanne Jacobsen fine art, impressionism, all prima, restaurant reservations, limited palette

"This Table is Reserved", 12x16, oil

I can't believe how long it has been since I added a new blog post! I am going to try to keep this blog more to date in the future.

Here is new painting that I recently finished.

I was trying to create a  feeling of romance and intimacy through the use of soft edges. I also tried to understate the waiter and keep the eye moving around the canvas. Overall I was happy with the result.

Please let me know what you think!