This cherry blossom sculpture is located in front of the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum. I liked the very Persian influence in its design.

Says the artist: "As an Iranian-American Artist who lives in East Capitol Hill in DC, Spring and Cherry Blossom season is always inspiring to create arts. The technique I used to design my sculpture ”Cherry Garden” is acrylic. I have been inspired by traditional Persian art, and influenced by beautiful patterns of the Persian rugs to paint the birds and flowers in my sculpture. My idea was to blend the traditional Persian art with a Modern western graphic style."

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This is the time of year for Washington’s wildly popular Cherry Blossom Festival, but unfortunately it has once again been canceled due to the pandemic. The public has been asked not to enjoy the blossoms at the Tidal Basin but instead to view “Art in Bloom,” 26 cherry blossom sculptures painted by local artists and placed in locations throughout DC and adjacent neighborhoods.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

‘The Gift,’ Patrick Guyton, posted earlier