Fallen Roses Fine Art Oil Painting

Fallen Roses is a fine art oil painting inspired by roses that I saw at an old home site while land surveying a few years ago. We happened upon the ruins of two grand ole mansions with large chimneys ascending upwards into the tops of the surrounding tree’s canopy. I would guess that they were built in the 1800’s.

A large old white house is still standing and in use but it is not close to the grandeur of the homes that the ruins once constituted. I’ve often contemplated the happy times that must have been spent between the towering chimneys.  

One of the ruins had a lot of roses growing around it with many of them on the ground entangled in the grass. I’m sure they were once the glory of a housewife that took great pride in her gorgeous rose garden. I’m sure every time a guest would show up she took them for a stroll through her garden to boast of its grand splendor. With jealousy her guests would admit that such a site they never had beheld. Perhaps it is where her daughter stole her first kiss!

There could have been tea parties amongst the flagrant smells of love’s flower. Maybe the husband knowing his wife’s love of roses cut her a fresh rose clipping for her bedside vase when he came home from work.

Could there have been grand balls once in the halls that were once between the towering chimneys?

I hope I’ve captured enough of my daydreams in these roses that you’ll be able to complete the story. Thank you for stopping by Boyd Greene Fine Art for a browse and have a great day!