Rose #2

"Rose #2"   24" x 24" Oil on gessoed panel

When "Morning Rose" (see the post from Saturday, July 23rd) was purchased and shipped to Colorado I was left with a vacancy in my series.  I revisited my reference photos and cropped her lovely face into a square.  She is currently hanging as a companion piece to "Rose #3".

Here I faced the issue of placing a round subject in a square format again. I must enjoy the challenge.  If I recall correctly, the deceased artist Michael Gerry delighted in the same pleasure. He made a living painting large single blooms, many of them square.  

Thank you for visiting,

Carol