The works in It's All About Flowers were painted during the early days of the pandemic at Grooms's longtime Tennessee retreat near Beersheba Springs. The flowers, furnishings and flowers depicted are a far cry from his boisterous and hectic scenes that are so easily recognized, but they, too, represent a particular time and place perfectly.
Grooms's work has been exhibited widely since the 1960s. Since Ruckus Manhattan, his widely acclaimed exhibition at Marlborough Gallery in 1976, Grooms has stake his claim as one of America's most original, inventive and popular artists. Grooms has received numerous awards and commissions throughout his career, including the National Academy of Design's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. His work can be found in over forty public institutions.
