The rose painting went to Kaweah Arts for the final hurrah before they close (reopening in March). This meant that I didn’t give it a clever name, just slapped it with “Rose”.

I loved painting this because:

1. There were specific things to paint rather than vague landscape textures.
2. It didn’t matter if I matched the color or the shapes precisely.
3. It was small enough to finish quickly.
4. The colors were different than in a landscape, my normal subject.
5. It restored a bit of confidence in my ability to paint when I had so many incomplete pieces without answers as to how to make them look right.
6. It is just pretty, really truly pretty.