Miracle Roses

These were the flowers that were sent to Akiane Kramarik at the inauguration of the Beloved Gallery in

2023. I was so taken by the beauty of these flowers that I decided to photograph them and then eventually paint them. When I started the painting I realize that the flowers have a distinctive glow. When I sent the photo to my iPad to start the painting, I noticed that the glow would disappeared. I tried to screenshot the photo and the glow would disappear as well. You can only see these flowers glowing on my phone. After this realization I knew I had to paint these flowers no matter how long and how much work it would take me. I view these flowers as a miracle and that's why I named them the painting "Miracle Roses. It has been the most challenging painting I have ever done taking me over 400 hours to complete. It is painted in acrylic 18 × 24 in size.