The Roses Are In Bloom

Roses In Bloom

8"x6" Oil on Raymar board  $150.

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It is wonderful when the roses bloom

for the first time in a new year.

My home has an abundance 

of these beautiful roses growing

along a fence.

I have so many containers to choose from
so I decided on a color harmony first,
where the roses would be the secondary color
and pop out a bit more.

Here you can see I used a warm light bulb

but I changed it to a cool light

and liked it better. 

Maybe due to all the blues 

and greens I had. The blues 

in the warm light can take over.

It made the warm color of the roses way too hot

competing with the aqua glaze of the pot.

I had to remember 

the roses had the starring role.

Although I gave up teaching workshops

I still teach regular weekly art classes 

at the Artist Guild, here in Las Cruces.

This is a group hard at work.

I couldn't show all of them

from this angle but you can get the drift.

They love painting so much

that some drive

for over an hour, one way, to come

 Not only that, this group brings 

amazing munchies!

Every group has a different energy

I love teaching.

I am blessed.

After saying that...

I know they

they will look at this with

a critical eye regarding this month's focus.

So this is for them.

Every quarter is different

as are the outer edges.