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Another large painting! These Graham Thomas roses grow in the same garden as the Persimmons. I was in Jen’s garden down the street later in the afternoon one day early this summer to take photos of her Queen Anne cherries – (another painting on the way!). This one had to come first – I had really been missing painting roses. I began working on it mid-September after recovering from the late summer festivals. I finished it the night after the election. It is so filled with my desire for fundamental change in our world – and the anxieties that cropped up before really knowing who would be our next president. It expresses the hope bursting inside me for what’s possible for our world.
-November 2008
