Slices of Beauty
A Moment of Beauty
This rose is a gorgeous rose that hides on a hill, in a far corner of the Rose Garden. But it is an amazing little world unto itself. It has so many colors compacted into each bloom. Then as an added cherry: those colors change daily.
I love this rose and stop at the bushes every time I go to the Garden.
So, when I started making “Getting Dirty” Paintings, this rose was a wonderful place to start. After I had set up the technical needs to make videos and had the process down to a system, I thought I was ready. I thought I could conquer this beauty.
I thought.
Softest Center — Getting Dirty
So, when choosing a flower to get down and dirty with, on a day that was being especially overwhelming, I literally fell into the center of this rose. It wrapped me up in calmness and assurance. It just projects promise and peace.
Backward and in Heels
So, I am communing with the miniature beauty before me, asking what it had to say: Turn Around. “Huh?” Turn Around, don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Then there is a piercing announcement (in toddler): Enough Already. The Zone is gone, but the resilience of the flower stayed with me. Such beauty in such barren times.
Blue Sunshine — Pastel 11X14
Nothing makes me jump faster than flowers, except unexpected flowers. I swear, these flowers were yelling loudly for me to find them. They were! Outcome: George went onto the store to be errand-boy and I got transported to heaven. Dahlia Heaven.
Announcing: Let Your Hair Down
Wild Roses have so much to give us: their beauty, their persistence and their elegance. Honestly, I think they show us how to thrive against all odds.
These gorgeous flowers are not a part of the normal Rose Garden bushes. I tend to go hunting for them. This particular day’s hunt started out as a challenge. It was a gray morning. Low clouds and fog on the river. Fortunately, the garden is high enough on a hill to be just above the fog. As I parked, the low clouds started to release.