Inspiration Thursday: Rose Naftulin

Lat week I spoke about being inspired by my sister Dee. She is family, in my soul and is inspiring in all aspects of my life.
Rose Naftulin, she was my mentor, my true inspiration in painting. I met Rose through my friend and former teacher, Bill Scott. Bill knew my love of color, spontaneity, and impressionism and he knew how I painted. I attended one of his shows and Rose was there. He told me he had a friend he wanted me to meet. Rose and I bonded immediately. It didn’t matter that there was a large age difference, we understood each other through art.

I was painting on a farm in Bucks County at the time and invited her to come and paint with me. She painted such exuberant, luscious landscapes, it was an honor to paint with her.
Rose had such joy and warmth about her. She invited me into her home and we had many social occasions together. Rose loved my work and made me feel like I could accomplish anything in painting.

I, of course, admired her so and tried to emulate her. She gave me the ultimate compliment by asking me to pose for her. She painted an oil of me reading. What an experience to see her in the process of working.

Everyone who knew Rose misses her so, but fortunately, we have her art.
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