Cactus Flower 1969

This poster, Cactus Flower, is by Robert McGinnis. The colour palette is bright and cheerful, with reds, yellows, and greens popping against the pale background. It feels like a warm, inviting space that has emerged through trial, error, and playful intuition. I can imagine McGinnis standing at his easel, brush in hand, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He's trying to capture the essence of the film, its humor, and its charm. The paint is applied in a flat graphic style, each stroke deliberate and precise. It must have been difficult to find a way to distil the chaos of a screwball comedy into a single image! The confident strokes here, the vibrant color choices, remind me of mid-century illustration. It's like all those artists are in conversation, each borrowing, stealing, and riffing off the other's creativity. Painting’s like that, it’s an embodied expression that embraces ambiguity, inviting multiple interpretations.