In this post we are going to paint pink roses. We are also going to talk about how to deal with negative thoughts.

I love pink these days. In this painting, I was thinking of the spring days. I can close my eyes and feel the warmth of the sun. I wander around admiring all the pink roses. Oh wait, I filmed that. Oh yes, here it is! It is currently fall I haven’t walked for the beautiful peace of walking.

How I painted my pink and peach roses

I mixed up a few pinks, orange and yellow. I used a flat brush to paint the layers of the flowers. I painted a stroke of pink. Then I layered on a little yellow. I like doing this because it varies the orange tones sporadically versus mixing orange on my palette first. You want to paint soft strokes. Use your fingers to blend colors if you want. Keep layering until the roses bloom before your eyes.

There was a point when I doubted this painting, but I kept working. This morning, I was reading Kute Blackson’s Instagram post. He was giving advice on how to deal with negative thoughts. The advice is to acknowledge the thoughts and let them flow by. The negative thoughts aren’t you.

In this painting I let the negative thoughts flow by. I was in love with the pink and peach tones I was using. I was playing around with my markers to add details to the leaves. I had seen green foliage with orange berries and thought, why not pink berries. I went to the store to buy a few Posca pens. I may have started a collection. Does my creative process sound familiar? We have those moments. Negative thoughts will always be there but we can choose not to dwell on them. The flow of ideas comes from our true center. It is the outside forces that get the better of us if we let it.

In the above project, I was thinking of flowers of course! I thought of color and exploring various tools. Yes, I had doubts but I kept working and it’s wonderful to see how it all came together.

Come to think of it I am pretty good at letting the negative thoughts flow by. I have been working through my art and taking mental breaks. Painting on my lunch break is amazing. Right before I sat down to write this post I had an Eclaire. Before that, I went for an evening stroll. These are my loves and my peace that help the negative thoughts flow by.

I want to say thank you for being a subscriber and for your occasional kind feedback. Every day there is more of you. I am still planning projects. Lots more content to come!

With Love, Mireya