i shall die in the rosebush.

i shall die in the rosebush

acrylic on canvas

2006

this painting was inspired by a poem:

"inside the garden

i shall surely die.

inside the rosebush

they will kill me.

mother, mother, i went out

gathering roses.

but surely death will find me

in the garden.

mother, mother, i went out

cutting roses,

but surely death will find me

in the rosebush.

inside the garden 

i shall surely die.

in the rosebush

they will kill me."

-federico garcia lorca

there's a bit of a story, but... it revolves around a dream. maybe i'll share that dream one day, but not today.

i was introduced to this poem when i worked on the set of a play inspired by the work of the poet. it was an interesting experience, and i quite enjoyed the work i did. in a future post, i'll share the drawings i did for the play.