Remembering Roses
Remembering Roses (2005) oil on canvas with collage 80 x 30 cm
POA
Amongst the writings in my father's POW journal, were lists: lists of books, lists of winners of famous horse races, lists of sporting records, lists of friends, lists of pubs and - lists of names of roses. It seems incongruous to me, but perhaps it was a way of keeping sane. The image is from one of my sketches of jungle vegetation, near Hellfire Pass, the etching collage is his list of favourite Hybrid Tea roses from the journal.