Message To Love 2021

Rose Freymuth-Frazier made this painting, *Message To Love*, with oils in her signature style. I can imagine her, moving around her canvas, adding layer upon layer, building up this dreamy image. It's as if the painting grew organically, each brushstroke a response to the last. The first thing that strikes me is the dark, moody background, like a night sky. Then, out of the darkness, this horse emerges, adorned with roses and doves. It's an unusual combination that feels so tender, like something from a folk tale. It makes me wonder what Frazier was thinking about when she created this piece. Was she thinking about love, loss, or transformation? I love the way the paint is applied, sometimes thin and translucent, and other times thick and opaque, giving the horse a sense of movement and vitality. You know, painting is a conversation, and artists talk to each other across time. I'm sure Freymuth-Frazier is in conversation with other painters like Paula Rego, whose work similarly evokes a mysterious world, full of symbolism and imagination.