8” x 19” Oil/Acrylic Painting on Canvas.
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This painting is placed in a 10” x 20” silver float frame, complemented by glass with a sleek half-inch side profile, ready to hang.
There once was a time when Rosie the Betta fish lived among the weeds and trees in small puddles of water she called home. Life in this environment had never been easy. Through destruction, pollution, and the impact of humanity, Rosie had grown tired and weak from constantly trying to survive the obstacles placed in her way.
One cold night, while resting in the water beneath a gentle breeze, Rosie slowly drifted to sleep. During her rest, she entered a dreamlike state where she began creating a world of her own. In her mind, this was the only way she could imagine herself surviving.
Rosie pictured herself in a wide, open seascape. At first she was alone, but through her loneliness she decided to create a friend who might help change her circumstances. Rosie had heard stories about ocean life far away from the small puddles where she lived, including a strange little yellow boxfish.
She imagined this yellow boxfish as her new friend and named him Mr. Squaresworth. Rosie gave Mr. Squaresworth a very special ability. Instead of using the toxins in his body for protection, he could transform them into beautiful, iridescent bubbles. When another creature looked into one of these bubbles, their imagination could take over, allowing them to become whatever they saw in their reflection.
When Mr. Squaresworth released one of his glowing bubbles, Rosie looked inside and imagined herself as a rose. In an instant, her body began to change. Her fins stretched into thorn-like shapes, flower petals grew from the tip of her tail, and drops of morning dew rested across her new leaves.
Rosie had become part fish and part flower.
With this transformation, she was no longer trapped in the puddle she once called home. She could move through the trees and leaves of the forest and escape the damage being done to her environment. Whenever danger approached, Rosie could plant herself into the ground and appear to be nothing more than a beautiful rose, blending into the forest around her.
Rosie soon realized she did not want to begin this new life alone. She brought along several companions, including a jellyfish, a blue hippo tang, ladybugs, a clownfish, a regal monarch butterfly, and a Copperband butterflyfish.
Rosie began spreading the word about Mr. Squaresworth and his mysterious bubbles. Eventually, the creatures gathered together in their new forest far away from humanity. Rosie explained the incredible power of the bubbles as each animal waited patiently for its turn.
One by one, they stepped forward, looked into the glowing bubbles, and imagined themselves becoming something they had never believed possible.
8” x 19” Oil/Acrylic Painting on Canvas.
Click the photo above to view the artwork in high resolution. Pinch the screen to zoom in and see the details up close. Use the black arrows on each side to view more photos.
This painting is placed in a 10” x 20” silver float frame, complemented by glass with a sleek half-inch side profile, ready to hang.
There once was a time when Rosie the Betta fish lived among the weeds and trees in small puddles of water she called home. Life in this environment had never been easy. Through destruction, pollution, and the impact of humanity, Rosie had grown tired and weak from constantly trying to survive the obstacles placed in her way.
One cold night, while resting in the water beneath a gentle breeze, Rosie slowly drifted to sleep. During her rest, she entered a dreamlike state where she began creating a world of her own. In her mind, this was the only way she could imagine herself surviving.
Rosie pictured herself in a wide, open seascape. At first she was alone, but through her loneliness she decided to create a friend who might help change her circumstances. Rosie had heard stories about ocean life far away from the small puddles where she lived, including a strange little yellow boxfish.
She imagined this yellow boxfish as her new friend and named him Mr. Squaresworth. Rosie gave Mr. Squaresworth a very special ability. Instead of using the toxins in his body for protection, he could transform them into beautiful, iridescent bubbles. When another creature looked into one of these bubbles, their imagination could take over, allowing them to become whatever they saw in their reflection.
When Mr. Squaresworth released one of his glowing bubbles, Rosie looked inside and imagined herself as a rose. In an instant, her body began to change. Her fins stretched into thorn-like shapes, flower petals grew from the tip of her tail, and drops of morning dew rested across her new leaves.
Rosie had become part fish and part flower.
With this transformation, she was no longer trapped in the puddle she once called home. She could move through the trees and leaves of the forest and escape the damage being done to her environment. Whenever danger approached, Rosie could plant herself into the ground and appear to be nothing more than a beautiful rose, blending into the forest around her.
Rosie soon realized she did not want to begin this new life alone. She brought along several companions, including a jellyfish, a blue hippo tang, ladybugs, a clownfish, a regal monarch butterfly, and a Copperband butterflyfish.
Rosie began spreading the word about Mr. Squaresworth and his mysterious bubbles. Eventually, the creatures gathered together in their new forest far away from humanity. Rosie explained the incredible power of the bubbles as each animal waited patiently for its turn.
One by one, they stepped forward, looked into the glowing bubbles, and imagined themselves becoming something they had never believed possible.
