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- A Rose Revisited
A Rose Revisited (2026) Original Oil Painting by Neil McVicar
40.64 x 30.48 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 30.48cm (actual image size)
$635.83
Original artwork description
A Rose Revisited explores the fragile boundary between beauty, vanity, and the impermanence of time. Set within a serene, classical garden garden bounded by cypress trees and tranquil water features, a figure in white stands before a giant, circular gilded mirror—her reflection looking back across the threshold of the past. Flanked by golden statuary on one side and a classical memento mori tomb adorned with a skull and roses on the other, the composition draws on allegorical traditions to contemplate mortal decay against the timeless power of art. Rendered with crisp detail, vibrant blues, and lush, architectural symmetry, this piece invites the viewer to embrace the fleeting nature of life and beauty.
A rose by any other name, what beauty lies within the frame,
A picture of proportions true, with hair like straw and eyes so blue.
Soft skin as smooth as porcelain, a glow that shines from deep within.
Your fair and lovely countenance, a spell to put me in a trance.
Reflected in the mirror glass, you turn your back towards the past,
An image frozen as the years advance, to hold forever in a glance.
Mere mortals are by your design, our light compelled to fade with time.
A foolish undertaking then, to fight inevitable end.
Better to embrace the day, and in the short-lived summer play.
Here’s a thought, time can’t be bought, but life is sweeter ‘cause it’s short.
Materials used:
oil paint and oil painting mediums, brushes
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40.64 x 30.48 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 30.48cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
A Rose Revisited explores the fragile boundary between beauty, vanity, and the impermanence of time. Set within a serene, classical garden garden bounded by cypress trees and tranquil water features, a figure in white stands before a giant, circular gilded mirror—her reflection looking back across the threshold of the past. Flanked by golden statuary on one side and a classical memento mori tomb adorned with a skull and roses on the other, the composition draws on allegorical traditions to contemplate mortal decay against the timeless power of art. Rendered with crisp detail, vibrant blues, and lush, architectural symmetry, this piece invites the viewer to embrace the fleeting nature of life and beauty.
A rose by any other name, what beauty lies within the frame,
A picture of proportions true, with hair like straw and eyes so blue.
Soft skin as smooth as porcelain, a glow that shines from deep within.
Your fair and lovely countenance, a spell to put me in a trance.
Reflected in the mirror glass, you turn your back towards the past,
An image frozen as the years advance, to hold forever in a glance.
Mere mortals are by your design, our light compelled to fade with time.
A foolish undertaking then, to fight inevitable end.
Better to embrace the day, and in the short-lived summer play.
Here’s a thought, time can’t be bought, but life is sweeter ‘cause it’s short.
Materials used:
oil paint and oil painting mediums, brushes
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40.64 x 30.48 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 30.48cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
