Rose
This is a VERY old drawing of mine done about my grandmother Rose back when I was still in my BIG EYES phase. (Although in fairness, Rose had very big brown eyes herself – quite lovely.) So I exaggerate!
After I had this framed, she was over one day and actually made the trip up my stairs into my studio to see this a few years before she died. She never knew what to make of my work so it was especially interesting to see her reaction to this.
C: “Grandma, I drew this about you and your sisters.”
R: “Hmm…I don’t understand it.”
C: “Well, you, of course, are at the center and your sisters are each of the roses around you. Because you have such different relationships with each, I tried to represent that. Anna, (who is deaf), is at the top left in the closed rose. The sisters that you fight with have a few extra thorns on them. Josephine is the fully opened one because you get along best with her. And YOU – well, you – have great mystery so that’s all I can show are your eyes and the darkness.”
R: “Cynthi, (long pause) show this to your aunties.”
I laughed to myself silently. And that was that. (I guess she liked it.)
I knew Rose would leave us with many untold stories and confessions, (and I was right).
You can see the original framed on the far left in this shot:
In my Clothing section:
Rose belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art and Behind the Mask Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Katie Grubb
Love it ! ...and the story of your Grandma’s reaction – Wonderful! My mum is a “Grandma Rose “too and I think she would have reacted very similarly to your Grandma Rose! Beautiful work, as ever Cynthia! x
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Oh, here’s to all the Grandma Rose’s out there!
Thank you Katie.
Your note made me smile.
xo,
C.
AmandaH
Love it!
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Thank you Amanda!
Best to you…
C.
tkrosevear
love the big eyes and the story behind your heART Cynthia ;) xoxox ♥
Cynthia Lund T... replied
There you are with that wonderful word of yours…
THANKS once more.
xo,
C.
Sarah ORourke
Oh Cynthia such a beautiful painting & beautiful story!!! I adore it!!!
Xxx
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Thank you kind Sarah!
Rose was quite the mysterious woman. She left us with lots of questions that, with time, just don’t seem as important in knowing the answers to…
xo,
C.
JUSTART
a beauty !
Cynthia Lund T... replied
THANK YOU!
I was reluctant to post this as it really dates me – but you guys are so great with old and new work alike. A safe place for me…
Thank you again,
C.
Jo Hawkins
Lovely
Cynthia Lund T... replied
As are you – for saying such a thing.
Thank you Jo…
catherine walker
Gosh ..those eyes are so amazing ..so well done.
ellamental
great work!!!!!!!!!!
Cynthia Lund T... replied
THANK YOU and thanks for stopping in Ella!
navybrat
beautiful!
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Ah – thanks ever so…
C.
Ming Myaskovsky
This is very sentimental for you, I like how you encorporated your conversations. Great idea and very creative! :)
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Thank you Ming,
She and her sisters were an interesting group. It was wonderful and stressful to have 5 living sisters together in their 80’s/90’s. Three of them never married and lived together their entire adult lives. They all lived a few blocks from each other and there were always some sort of fuss going on. Funny and always interesting.
Thanks again my dear…
xo,
C.
Mindy McGregor
BEAUTIFUL!
Cynthia Lund T... replied
T H A N K Y O U Mindy…
so kind.
AnitaInverarity
Gorgeous stunning work- I love the sentiment behind it too :)))))))) xx
Cynthia Lund T... replied
You are so generous. I always feel your warmth jump off the page.
Thanks so much. She was a hard lady to capture and I’ll never be certain I did.
xo,
C.
izzybeth
The eyes are so lovely!!!
izzybeth
wait a minute the flowers are lovely too. I love everything about this!!!
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Loved your ps Izzy.
THANKS!
I’m moved by your comments.
xo,
C.
Beve Brown-Clark
What a beautiful way to celebrate your grandmother and her sisters!!
Cynthia Lund T... replied
And they all looked alike! I remember driving behind them in a car once and couldn’t tell one head from the other. Seriously. All trouble in some way. teehehe
Thanks for stopping in.
C.
michael kenny
beautiful work. I love everything about it.
Cynthia Lund T... replied
You are so kind.
Thank you – so nice to “meet” you. I appreciate you stopping in.
My best to you,
C.
RosaCobos
No better story no more clear and beautiful can be told…
Tender and great … I dive into those eyes. Never had a grandma…these eyes are not exaggerated… they are simply big for you to be contained there… and your art and poetry is so big that just those huge pupils and sweetness can hold them into.
A gift to have met your art….a gift to share the conversation of the Roses.
Rosa
Cynthia Lund T... replied
Oh Rosa,
I’m sitting here blown away by your thought-Full comment.
You have moved me immensely.
THANK YOU and what a beautiful name for a beautiful person.
So good to meet you…
C.