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Bed of Roses, Bed of Thornes
Medium:
Oil, acrylic, velvet, and rose thornes on gallery-wrapped canvas
Dimensions:
48"w x 24"h
Edge Treatment:
2" Gallery-wrapped edges are treated by the artist with a raised gold cursive script. The script is a poem titled, "Life's
a Bed of Roses," written by the artist.
Framing:
2" extra-wide gallery-wrapped edges, no framing necessary
Price:
$4,000
Original available for purchase:
Yes
Available in Giclee:
Yes
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This painting is a metaphor for life.
It is a roller coaster ride of good, and then bad. Pain and pleasure intermingled. But overall, it is beautiful.
I experienced a little of this rose and thorn mischief while this show was underway. While preparing the canvases for
this show I injured the tendons in both of my wrists. It took almost two weeks to heal, and I could not work. I felt a great
deal of despair at the immobility, the pain, and the inconvenience of getting such a late start on the paintings in this show.
I also experienced a great rush of good things that happened all at the same time: a gallery opportunity, the sale of
a painting, a trade opportunity with another artist, meeting a new inspiring and creative friend.
I wanted to portray this existence of life's alternating good and bad, and find a way to show that, in spite of all, it
is still beautiful.
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