Yellow Heirloom Rose - Botanical Print on Fine Art Paper Size:20x20" almost sky-like

almost sky-like

What started as a familiar bloom emerged wild and radiant

and unmistakably present

it looks right back at you

Yellow Heirloom Rose - Botanical Print on Fine Art Paper Size:20x20" almost sky-likeTheres something timeless about this roseits soft, antique yellow tinged with traces of pink around the outermost petals. It feels as though it belongs to another era, weathered gently by memory and light. I chose a top down perspective to paint this rose, as I often do, removing distraction, allowing the form itself to become the subject. The spiral of petals draws the eye inwardquietly, insistentlyinviting the viewer to linger. Its a study in aging