The area where I grew up had a tremendous amount of plantlife. It was very lush but also It was also dreary area, which can be a common attribute of many small towns here and there, beneath their picturesque charm. Growing up I remember the impression that the flora made on me as a little girl. Rosebushes have always been something that stood out. Where I grew up, there were a few of them near the house and further to the right, there was a wall of honeysuckle flowers that I tasted as a child, hidden beneath the shade of tall trees near rows of tulips and foliage. My mother always tended to the various flowers surrounding the house and we were both in awe of the blooms of the rosebush. This rosebush that I am painting now is inspired by those that I grew up around and my adoration of roses.
