Garden Stillness gold and black one of the down under

one of the down under series

using a monochrome palette with layers of metallic paint

gestural brushstrokes

Signed on the back

Ironically Marilyn loved and always wore Chanel No5 but was never used in any advertising for Chanel until 2013

Garden Stillness gold and black one of the down underThe painting shows a single pink rose as its quiet centerpiece, rendered in soft pastels that give it a gentle, velvety glow. The main bloom is fully open, its layered petals curling outward in loose spirals with dew drops still on the petals. Shades of blush, pale coral, and warm rose pink blend smoothly into one another, with lighter highlights dusted along the petal edges and deeper tones settling into the folds. Around the central rose, a few