A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose

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The idea to paint a single rose started more than a decade ago when I saw gorgeous Rose Garden in San Francisco Golden Gate Park.
Roses their are amazing!
Each of them has its own color and texture character. 
That single Rose above is "dancing" , her "skirt" is swirling with the motion.

The morning rose lit by a gentle sun has somewhat silky transparency that caught my attention:

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And wherever I went I saw the beauty of a single rose, even if it is just a bud, young and pink:

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The dew drops on this single rose here suggest a fresh lovely morning:

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When speaking of a rose , it is said that these gorgeous flowers have a special meaning. And not only the color of the rose in this case should be considered. The number is also playing an important role in the symbolic message that one person want to convey.
A single rose of any color in full bloom means 
LOVE
a simple message
I LOVE YOU
It depicts supreme devotion from one person to another, as if it is said in a gesture of giving a single rose:
All my sincere affections are concentrated in you, 
ONLY YOU!

watercolor florals

realism in watercolor

All presented designs in this post are created from my watercolor paintings of a single rose. The virtual frame is "build-up" from painting of a Myrtle Wood surface. I thought the texture of this wood will be perfect to "frame" my single roses creations.
This wood is amazingly strong, it only grows in certain area's on our planet and it has unique structure, almost metallic shine if to look closely.
The cooler color designs looked almost like marble:

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All these and many more collages of my watercolor single roses will be posted in a Decor Gallery very soon.


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