The Color of Light: An Artist's Blog

A few days ago my dad came over for dinner and we were able to visit on the deck and enjoy the sunshine. He brought me these beautiful yellow roses. I don't often paint still life but I wanted to remember this beautiful bunch.

I find that I am drawn to yellow in my paintings and that made this bouquet even more tantalizing to me; it was just demanding to be painted! I worked on Art Spectrum Colorfix paper, which I don't use very often but this painting made me think I should pull it out of my stash more often. It has a gorgeous gritty texture, and the fat final layers of pastel really stand up on the page. 

I won't be selling this piece as it has special meaning to me. Whenever I look at these flowers I'll think of my dad and his loving, generous spirit.

All the best, 

Kim