MEGAN ASHMAN GALLERY
EXPERIENCE ART AS MAGIC
ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK
Girl & Rose
Megan Ashman
300
PUBLISHED
SIZE
10x10
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
Nature, Elements & Seasons, People & Portraits
SUBCOLLECTION
Flowers, Spring, Portraits, Women, Children & Babies
YEAR
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
She stands in the garden of what she will become.
A young girl in a white dress, small and still, gazes toward a rose so impossibly large it bends the logic of the world around her.
The flower blooms in shades of violet and mauve, petals soft as prophecy, a living monument to beauty she has not yet grown into but already recognizes.
She does not reach for it.
She simply witnesses.
The background is a fever of texture and memory—pinks that bleed into ochre, greens that dissolve into rust, layers of painted history stacked like sediment.
Ornate baroque shapes curl through the composition: a gilded chair, decorative flourishes, the architecture of inheritance.
A pale moon hovers in the upper corner, watching over this quiet transaction between smallness and enormity, between now and the future blooming just beyond her fingertips.
This is an allegory of becoming.
The rose is not a flower—it is her, years from now, unfolded and radiant.
She does not yet know this.
But the painting does.
10 × 10 Inches.
Mixed media on canvas.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
Girl & Rose explores the psychological terrain between the seen and the unseen — a meditation on emotion, memory, and the fragile thresholds of identity. The work invites contemplation of inner landscapes and the quiet movement of thought beneath form.
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR SUPPORT
Need to see more before collecting?
Request additional images, ask about scale and display, or schedule a private studio visit.