I never Promised You a Rose Garden – Day 20 of 30 paintings in 30 days

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
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Inspiration for the title comes from Lynn Anderson’s song Rose Garden.

I remember my mother listening to this album on her “record player” when I was a kid. 🙂 She always loved this song, and would sing along. My mother had a beautiful voice, something I didn’t inherit from her, unfortunately. haha

I don’t know why, but the roses in this painting reminded me of my Mom, and then this song just popped into my head out of nowhere. I haven’t heard it in YEARS, but now I have this precious memory to cherish. I had completely forgotten how Mom used to sing along. sigh. I love how sudden flashbacks can bring so much happiness. Hearing this song again, brought a big smile to my face. I miss my mother every day.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

Voltaire

I’m so thrilled that Misty Mawn’s class, Full Circle, is starting today. I can barely contain my excitement. I’m going to be spending lots of time doing assignments for the next 12 weeks. I’m sure I’ll be posting some of them here. Misty is one of my very favorite artists, and this is the 4th online class I’ve taken with her. I always learn new stuff, and she is just the sweetest person ever. I just love her..everyone does, and she’s so generous..she doesn’t hold anything back. Each lesson is PACKED full. I’ve never taken a class before like hers, and it’s spoiled me. Other classes don’t compare to hers.

Writing about it has got me even more excited, so I gotta go. I can’t wait to get started.

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