Wordless Wednesday: Rose Painting
A week ago today was my mom’s birthday. She would have turned 62. To celebrate her birthday, I wanted to do something that she would have loved, so Husband and I went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the afternoon. I get my craftiness and love of art from my mom, who was a talented painter. Her roses (above) are just one of the beautiful works she made.
My mom was the reason I fell in love with painting and drawing, which I ended up going to college for. I remember her painting the roses above. It was the first time I painted anything on canvas. She sat at her art desk in our dining room working on the roses, and she set up a little easel for me at the dining room table and showed me how to mix the paints and what brushes to use. My flowers didn’t turn out like hers (obviously, I was only 11), but I loved the feeling of pushing the paint around on the canvas to create something. It was a feeling that never went away.
I never learned to work with oil paints as well as she did, but I owe all of my arts & crafts knowledge and skill to her. I haven’t picked up a paintbrush in a long time, but I think maybe it is time to start again. I think she’d approve.
What is a hobby or craft you’ve given up but wish to get back in to?
This a wonderful painting by your mom! What a great memory!
Funny enough, but my forgotten hobby would be the painting too. I went to an awesome art school when I was 10. I absolutely loved it! There was too much of it, unfortunately, Every day after school I had to get on a bus and go rather far for my classes. One year of that schedule broke my desire for painting (
Even though I’m a web programmer already, I’d still love to pick back up game programming as a hobby. I owe it to us to finally make that cat game we’ve been dreaming of! 😉
Gorgeous painting! And what a great memory to go along with it.
I used to scrapbook a lot. Sadly, I haven’t done it in years. I don’t even think I’ve printed out any photos for baby girl – and she’s four now!
Such sweet memories! Her painting is beautiful.