Some people deserve a little grandeur on their birthday. This painting gives it to them: a peacock spreads its tail across the lower corner, white magnolias open along the edges, and the Happy Birthday is lettered in gold on deep green.
Across the cream center of the picture, large enough to be the first thing you see, goes the name in bold teal script. The painting was made with a woman who likes jewel colors in mind, but it works just as well for a fortieth, a fiftieth or any year that deserves a flourish.
Wishes with the right weight: “Happy birthday to a woman who has never once blended in, and never should.” Or: “Fifty looks magnificent on you. Happy birthday, and here is to the next adventure.”
