Nicholas Petrucci

Here is a woman who could be beckoning to the one she loves, asking him to see her as the beautiful creature she wants to be.  Perhaps it is a call to romance in the still of the night, that special moment when we find ourselves connected to a place we all seek but can never own.  She holds a rose of purity and love in her hand and is totally covered in a gown. Why, then, does she appear so provocative?  Do we recognize her gentle sensual request from a dream?  We are allowed to share in this beautiful and private moment with this woman, and it has given this portrait a life of its own.