The Rose that Blossomed at Midnight Canvas Print

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Silk-Featherbrush Number 34

By now it’s probably obvious when the title of one of my art pieces is in reference to John Berendt’s “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” as it is discussed in my own book, “Greeting Flannery O’Connor at the Back Door of My Mind.” This multi-colored rose is a nod to Berendt’s dedication to writing about diverse aspects of Savannah, Georgia (USA), even though doing so made a lot of people uncomfortable. Flannery O’Connor also examined in astonishing ways, and not without controversy, the impact of increasing multiculturalism on the American South.

There is, however, another simpler reason for this artwork’s title. That simpler reason is because after working off-and-on with the basic concept and materials for several years, I finally surprised myself and completed it one summer night just after midnight.

I’ve used the Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle before to create floral or garden-like images but never a s...

I was born and raised in the southeastern United States, then spent many years, while pursuing my education and serving in the U.S. Air Force, traveling around America and the world. Much of story is told in recent book releases like Greeting Flannery OConnor at the Back Door of My Mind and Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah. Artwork by me is featured on the cover of both books. My last 4 public exhibits were at the Savannah/Hilton Head Airport Art Gallery in Savannah, Georgia, USA, and during a cultural arts event in the historic Lafayette Square in the same city. I am currently completing an artbook project on different challenge which humanity has been facing in the 2020s, with text contributions from writers around the world. My...