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These were the flowers that were sent to child prodigy Akiane Kramarik at the inauguration of the Beloved Gallery in 2023. I was so taken by the beauty of these flowers so I decided to photograph them and then eventually paint them. When I started the painting I realized that the flowers have a distinctive glow. When I sent the photo to my iPad to start the painting, I noticed that the glow would disappeared. I tried to screenshot the photo and the glow would disappear as well. You can only see these flowers glowing on my phone. I then realized they are Miracle Roses. After this realization I knew I had to paint these flowers no matter how long and how much work it would take me working from my phone. I view these flowers as a miracle and that's why I named them the painting "Miracle Roses. It has been the most challenging painting I have ever done taking me nearly 400 hours to complete in acrylics.
