Pattern Sets

Benozzo Gozzoli (c. 1421 – 1497) was an Italian Renaissance painter. Although his art doesn’t rival his contemporaries in terms of elevation or strength, his works are attractive because of the rich, lively, and abundant aspects of subjects and objects. In his many frescos, he used bright, vivacious and festive colors. He is best known for a series of detailed murals in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi depicting festive, vibrant processions. These include the frescos of the Magi in the Magi Chapel, the Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem and a composition of Angels in Paradise. He included a self portrait in the procession. Our pattern set for Benozzo Gozzoli contains many of his recognized works, both in their entirety and also details. The set includes a self portrait, John VIII Palaeologus, several Madonna and Child paintings, Saint Fortunatus Enthroned, Processor of the Magus Balthaza, Follower of the Old King, Lorenzo De’ Medici, The Contemplation of Angels, The Evangelists Luke and John, and the Vision of St. Dominic.

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was an innovative post impressionistic painter who experimented with bold colors in a mystical style of painting (soon to be called Synthetism). He was greatly influenced by the exotic Polynesian world, where Tahitian themes abound in much of his artwork. Our collection is overflowing with over 35 of his most recognizable works including several self portraits, The Yellow Christ, M. Loulou, Spirit of the Dead Watching, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Nave Nave Moe, Reverie, The Moon and the Earth, Woman with a Fruit, The White Horse, Arearea-Joyousness, Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan and Tahitian Women (On the Beach).

Spring is that season where days get longer and the weather gets warmer. Common themes in Spring include rebirth, rejuvenation, and regrowth. A visible sign of Spring, once the snow starts melting, is the early blooming of various plants and flowers. These include magnolias, cherries, quince, crocus, brittlebush, wildflowers, irises, snowdrop, and hyacinth. Our Spring Colors set includes many great pictures of springtime blooms in an assortment of shapes and colors.

What do you see in our Abstract Love designs? Many clues in the patterns including hearts, roses, tears, plants, eyes, hair, hands, waves, and the sun.

Castles are defensive structures built primarily in the Middle Ages. Rather than being strictly military in use, castles were the prime residence ofnobles and monarchs. Castles had various uses including being prisons, and socializing places. They also had some offensive uses including the storage of weapons and serving as a military camp. Our collection of castle patterns contains picturesque images of castles throughout the world. The castles are shown in the natural beauty reflecting in water, backdropped by clear and cloudy skies, and surrounded by trees and other vegetation.

A spiral is a curve which starts from a central point and gets progressively further away as it revolves around the point. This theme is common in nature in many forms – plant growth, animal parts such as horns, shells, teeth, in even wind erosion, and even DNA structure itself. The patterns in this set highlight spiral forms in numerous natural settings. You’ll find spiral shaped millipedes, plant leaves, daisies, cabbage, smoke, and snail shells.