 In 1913 to 1914 the Roses summered in and held an outdoor sketching school at Narragansett, Rhode Island.Suffering on and off again from the effects of lead poisoning, Rose and his wife moved permanently to Los Angeles, California in 1914.Between 1918 and 1920 the Roses not only painted in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California as summer residents, they became exhibiting members of the local art colony.