It is winter, the days are short and cold. All I can think about is the warmth of the sun. In the winter you can have spring. You can dream about it. You can paint spring. Let’s!

I can’t wait for spring. I have written about my obsession with roses. Have these lovely shades of pink always been there? Have they? Have I been too busy to notice. I could be walking along in thought and suddenly I stop. Pink and peach roses catch my eye. Today I felt so cold hoping the sun would appear long enough to warm my cheeks and my hands.

My next project should be pink roses. I could work on creating pink tones. EttaVee wrote this wonderful post on how to use fluorescent pink. I have painted lots of roses. I think these are my favorite roses. These flowers were the beginning of me letting go and letting the brush do the work. I love painting with a Princeton Catalyst Polytip Bristle Brush. Now I need more of these brushes. Yes, these roses are the moment I became an abstract flower artist.

These were just a doodle session. I think I will practice mixing pinks and brush techniques. Pink roses capture the friendship between nature and me. That is what I was going for in this paper collage flower arrangement, I love the pinks in these blooms. The one yellow flower is a kiss from the sun. Oh, and the hearts.

Like I said, it has been cold, and I just wanted to feel spring pink roses and all. I’ll get out my sketchbook and work on pinks and roses. There’s the painting I have to finish the painting!

What are you working on? What are your favorite pinks and how do you mix them?

With Love, Mireya