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Private collection in Nicholasville, Ky.

 

 

Milbie tells me, as she explains this painting, that she saw the gate in a photograph 'some where', and created the flowers and trees with the intention of inviting the viewer in.  As you gaze along the path, noticing the abundance of flowers in all colors, your eyes find the gate, standing open and enviting with the climbing vines of flowers arching the entrance, and beyond the gate, the hint of a garden, perhaps, awaits......

 

I believe she accomplished her goal.  I would definitely follow the path, through the gate, eager to see what's on the other side.