I'm the only one

This piece was painted with Melissa Etheridge's The Only One playing on repeat. I didn't begin with a plan or a particular image in mind; instead, I let each stroke respond intuitively to the rhythm, poetry and movement of the song.

At the time, orange and blue had become a fave color combo, and somehow those colors found their way into the work alongside layers of warmth, energy and contrast. The song wasn't sad or happy, it simply had a quality that allowed me to slow down, relax and let the painting unfold naturally. This painting is less about what the painting represents and more about the feeling of completely absorbed in the moment - music, movement and paint becoming one.

Framed in floating pine framed

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Since Rose was a child, she was always busily painting and creating on her Nonna's endless supply of Butcher paper. Her days could be consumed with illustrating story books, designing dream houses and getting lost in the world of creativity.

She never plucked the courage to share her work with the world because she felt intimated in sharing a piece of her . "To allow someone to see you art is like opening the pages of your journals for them to read".

Using acrylic and mixed mediums to create her pieces, Rose creates exquisite paintings that are a window to her soul, sharing, nostalgic memories, and things that stop her in her tracks.

"If I don't have an awesome playlist on, I can't create. Music takes me back to special places where you can practically smell and feel that particular moment"

Rose grew up in Melbourne but moved to Canberra in 2012, where she opened up her studio for business.

Rose's artwork "Frida" and "Flowers for Florence" both appeared on the hit TV show The Block 2020 and she has also featured in The Block Magazine. Many of her pieces are hanging on walls throughout Australia and overseas.