Painting All Things "INTERIOR"

"That Lone Rose" that Keeps on Shining

Posted on 8/31/2022 5:48:24 AM by Andrea F. Phillips - Comment on this

"That Lone Rose"

I looked out there...then gasped.

A bloom! A bright yellow bloom on my dying rose bush!

Couldn't believe it.

Had so wanted yellow roses in my yard, but with my not-so-green-thumb, had chosen an inhospitable spot. So...little rose bush began struggling, then positively dying, all brown and scraggly.

Yet one morning, there it was a little sun shining!

Wow, this rose deserves to be painted.

And so I plucked, placed the rose under the lamp, and painted.

And as I did so, I thought of life with its struggles, mistakes, illnesses, death. And how, despite all these challenges, It is possible to not only survive, but thrive and shine, even when feeling alone against the wind of adversity. And how God's light shines down and makes that life grow and glow.

So I had a title, "That Lone Rose".

Then, a lady from Georgia fell in love with the painting online and bought it.

A while later she writes, "I gave my beloved rose to a friend who is sick and it gives her peace like it did me. Miss my rose, though, can you paint me another?"

"Another 'Lone Rose' coming to you, M'am!"

More recently, she writes me again, "I have a niece who is going through a tough time and loves my rose. Can you paint her another?"

"Absolutely."

By this time she and I are developing something of a friendship and calling "That Lone Rose" a "tradition".

And so it is.

And so, despite the fact that its bush has long been uprooted, "That Lone Rose" refuses to die and keeps on shining.

I love interiors. Should have been an interior decorator. But then...not quite.

The call of ART was stronger.

So, I paint interiors. Make sense?

What is it in us ladies that loves, loves, loves pottery; and china; and fabric; and patterns; and shapely glass; and copper pots; and kitchens; and beautiful bathrooms; and cozy living rooms; and inviting dining grooms; and intimate nooks; and tinkling fountains; and blooming arbors; and garden paths?

Granted, the last three aren't exactly "interiors" but they are still "IN", that is, part of our intimate home-lives.

I think every woman is a born hostess. First to her own family. Secondly, to all in her life that she invites across her threshold.

The world of home and garden is our "realm". There, we imprint our personalities, all of the beauty of our soul-interior.

So, yes, as a home-maker, interior designer, I not only love to create a warm, "take-in" ambiance in every room of my house, but also to paint such scenes.

Here are my latest "Interior" paintings, a cozy bedroom and then a warm, inviting living room with a beauty of a red, velvet couch.