Beyond the paint is an art exhibit created by our very own in house artist Janet Lee Harrold.   If you look deep into each painting you may notice an obscure message hidden somewhere in the painting, each painting tells a story that is unique to the establishment it depicts. An example would be that of the image that you see here on The Ashmont Grill painting discretely placed at the bottom, it pays homage to a reference that was mentioned in  the movie “the drop”  based in Brooklyn, the character Nadia (Noomi Rapace) says she works as a waitress at the Ashmont Grill. The exhibit is now on display until November 7th at ester lower dot dining stop in for a  lunch or dinner and enjoy the patio and the art at this trendy spot offering diverse, modern comfort fare sourced from a rooftop garden.  You won’t be disappointed.

The exhibit also includes a variety of  paintings  from local eateries in the charming neighborhoods of Dorchester and Milton, take a stroll down Dorchester Ave…

Her Trolley series will be made into note cards and we will carry them here at Cedar Grove Gardens

artist Janet Lee harrold Mattapan Ashmont trolley

To see the many obscure messages and learn a bit of each venues history, you can view Janet’s artwork from Sepember 1st -November 7th at ester. To purchase a painting by Janet email her directly  at harrold.janet@gmail.com

Love was definitely in the air this summer and we are always happy to do our small part to help embellish the special day. Listening to our brides vision and pulling it all together takes a lot of hard work  and preparation on so many. We are always excited to see the day unfold. The fabulous Dan Aguirre Photography did a superb job in documenting the day with photos, we are pleased that he has decided to share them with us.

Just love the Boston Scenes featured here…

Her bouquet was designed in green and white tones, beautiful green hydrangeas were surrounded by white lisianthus, dahlias, roses and trimmed with airy and flowing eucalyptus .

So many pictures are generally taken with the bride and her party getting ready,  we thought it would be fun to share some of the guys

The Ceremony was at St. Agatha’s Church in Milton

The Reception took place at Venezia 

The Centerpieces were a combination of both high and low

The food at Venezia looks soo delicious!

The evening pictures were a perfect ending to a perfect day and oh, the flowers still look fabulous!