Sailboat on Stormy Seas Oil Painting Frame:Oak elegance This is the rose as

This is the rose as a study in stillness

Delicate eucalyptus stems trail down beneath the branch

almost heroic stillness within all that movement

dappled foliage and the dark mirror of still water fade into shadow

A bold single bloom that carries the spirit of summer in every brushstroke

Sailboat on Stormy Seas Oil Painting Frame:Oak elegance This is the rose asBuilt from sweeping, textured strokes, this oil painting throws a single sailboat into the swell of a stormy sea, its sails straining as the waves rise around it. Thick impasto in deep blues, slate and white whips the water into motion, while a warm break of golden light pours through the parting clouds above. The little vessel leans bravely into the tempest, caught in that charged moment between storm and calm. The energy of the brushwork makes the