Donna Schulz Tolar (B. 1966) English, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of a boy. Signed in the lower left. 
Overall Size: 37 x 32 in. 
Sight Size: 27 x 21 1/2 in. 
Frame Thickness: 2 1/4 in. 
#4756 . 
Donna Schulz Tolar (Born 1966) is active/lives in Texas.  Donna Tolar is known for Nude painting. Words fail when trying to describe the magical and mystical world of Sub Rosa, the home of internationally renowned artist Edward Povey and his artist wife, Donna Tolar. Perhaps if you said fanciful, original, imaginative, inspired, inventive, ingenious, dazzling, delightful. You might, just might, be able to capture the essence of what lies at the heart of this enchanting home.

But Sub Rosa is more than this. The rose colored walls of this adobe structure hidden in the fringe of the Texas Hills are imbued with the souls of both their owners. Sub Rosa is Edward Povey and Donna Tolar. All three unique. Unafraid to say, "...this is who I am. This is what I love. Come share the joy!"

One’s head spins; beware of sensory overload. Entering the secret world under the rose is not a knock on an ordinary door, but a journey that twists and turns through a stepped up passage that leads to what most people feel is the heart of every home. But this is no ordinary space. Quietly lit, inspired by a country kitchen in France, it is an entirely open concept and cabinet doors do not exist. Countertops are comprised of pieces of furniture. A contemporary refrigerator has the look of ages. Windows on one wall are reminiscent of a country church. The pressed tin ceiling, designed by the owners, was laboriously hand finished to resemble old copper. The expected dining room table has been replaced with a lounge area. "Because everyone seemed to gather in the kitchen and didn’t want to leave, we switched the furniture," explains Donna Tolar.

Above an antique door leading through "Alice’s Rabbit Hole" to the new dining area, is a shrine filled with small photos, "...in honor of those whom we have loved and lost," says Edward. And because this couple savors each moment in life, they also have an unexpected whimsical way of preserving recent memories. Towering candelabra laden with the melted wax of candles piled on top of candles hold the laughter and joy of long evenings spent with cherished friends. Any individual could spend a week of delighted discovery in this now multi-purpose room (an impressive four poster guest bed is tucked behind a large screen in the corner) and still discover something new when they return, a day, a week, a month later,for Sub Rosa seem sa living thing that continually evolves.