It's time to take your mind off the pandemic for a minute and make time for an art project. Professional Artist Elida Field showed us how to paint roses. “Painting Roses” Portland is the city ...

I don't want to paint my roses, but I don't want to fight with (Town Hall). And I don't want to have that reputation in the city," she said. "For 14 years, we've been this quiet little business.

Athey said she was initially told at Town Hall that she had to paint over the roses — prompting her to write a Friday afternoon Facebook "rant" that has drawn more than 60,000 page views.

The Queen Elizabeth II rose, cultivated by Harkness Roses UK, was chosen by the late Queen as the floral emblem to mark her celebration of 70 years on the throne this year.