Viennese Waltz

When my wife and I were a young married couple we danced in the Southern California Regional Dance Festival. It was in the Rose Bowl. There were 8,000 dancers. Our group did two dances, the minuet and the viennese waltz. We wore fancy clothes. We both had powdered white wigs. My wife wore a gold satin gown and I had a gold jacket, I had white, long stockings that went to my knees, short pants, and buckles on my shoes. She enjoyed twirling around and her skirts blossomed open.

When I painted this flower it reminded her of her skirts, thus the name of the painting. Note the contrast  —  the white petals against the dark green background. Also you’ll see different colors on the petals  —  yellow from the sunlight, blue reflecting the sky, and of course, the red that is naturally there.