Fresh Garden Roses

A hand-painted still life rendered in clear glass, this John Richard composition captures the full-blown abundance of garden roses at their most suspended and luminous moment. The generous proportions — ten inches in height, twelve across — give the arrangement a sculptural confidence that reads beautifully on a console, within a niche, or anchored at the center of a collected tablescape. The clarity of the glass medium allows light to move through and around the form, lending the piece an almost botanical transparency that speaks to the finest traditions of decorative art.