Botanicals #44

forty-fourth painting

red rose from the dance recital

I am so busy helping Karen with her video shoot that it is dark by the time I get home and have supper so I choose to paint the rose that I gave my son for his Hip Hop and Jazz RWB dance recital. The bought flower has been sitting on the kitchen table since last weekend calling to me.

I like the red heart of the painting being boxed in by the cellophane wrapper. I paint big bold and angular. Then I smear away the bottom half into forgetfulness. The red heart of the image demands attention and the rest is inconsequential other.

botanicals #44 June 13, 2015 oil on canvas 9" x 12"