Together

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I was drawn to the tropical-punch colors of these roses that were growing in a dear friend’s garden. Add to that the combination of the back side of one rose – which I find just as compelling as the front – and the ¾ view of another, catching the light just so, and it had to go in the hopper to become a painting.

In the early spring of 2016, my friendship with this friend took a painful turn. Spending time up close with the beauty from her world was consoling.

As I grappled with this sudden shift in my friendship, another friend, Vicki, suggested I say to myself the word “together” whenever I thought of her. She called it a “magic word.”

We are not in each other’s lives. Who knows whether or not there is a relationship for us in the future? Regardless, we traveled more than 25 years of life’s road with each other and have touched each other indelibly.

I’m certain that some aspect of us – of our spirits and souls – will continue to be together in some way, on some plane of existence.

“Together” is the perfect name for this painting.

June-August 2016 – 22″x30″ – Watercolor on paper