"Where are the Roses, Momma?"

Special thanks, also, to all who purchased paintings yesterday, supporting the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum and artists alike, making this plein air festival such a memorable success!

The back story for the title chosen was inspired while I was painting this rendering during the 2023 Blowing Rock Plein Air Art Festival. A little girl was walking the trail at Bass Lake with her “momma” as they passed by me and the water lilies as I was painting them. The water lilies hadn’t yet opened for the day and she was very disappointed asking her “Where are the Roses, Momma?”

I knew exactly to what she was referring and smiled making another brushstroke as they passed by. I knew right then that she had provided me with the name of this painting. “Where are the Roses, Momma?”

Though the painting has sold, prints are available.