The great success for the Year of Roses 2021 continues: the initiative is promoted internationally by Okay! and ACT, Art Culture Tourism. Today we present the artwork received from Beverley A. Marchand (Angel White Wolf), an artist from Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The picture is accompanied by an interesting and meaningful comment, which we publish here.

I painted this rose which is from my garden, after having a small stroke.  I wanted to paint something just for me and this rose seemed very soft and gentle.  The outer petals seem to protect the inner core of the rose and this seemed to represent me.  After having the stroke, I felt the need to protect and be gentle with myself.  This rose represents my heart! Over the past year we have all been through unique challenges because of the pandemic.  We’ve all had to protect ourselves.  The Rose is a symbol of…