Flores ex Parte Series: A rose is a rose Painting

A series based on studies of things we see in a cemetery, and the many forms of lasting love. Our 'Flowers on the Side' series is based on our recognition of the sad and shadowy beauty of the paraphernalia accompanying tombs in every cemetery. So many different reminders of the burial's day: drooping flowers, wilted bouquets, worn out candles and dusty crucifixes covering headstones and fouling forever marble's dusty stillness. This portrait of a rose doesn't show the true nature of the flower. It even could look like a plastic one. Who knows, and who cares.