Roses

The rose is the flower of love and has inspired poets, musicians, and painters for centuries. My grandmother was an avid rose gardener and one of my fondest memories as a child growing up in North Carolina was helping her gather roses.  She dried the petals and made deliciously fragrant potpourri and her home always smelled of roses.  I love painting roses and each time I pick up my brush to paint one I am reminded that roses are a gift to the spirit.

  “More than anything I must have flowers always, always.”  Monet