The source for this painting was last year's Mother's Day bouquet. It was a large arrangement with a variety of different colored roses. I took many photos with different angles and different lighting. I chose a small portion of one of the images and cropped what I wanted to paint. As usual, I enlarged the image using a grid and drew a full- sized image. I love to draw, so this was a pleasure. When the drawing satisfied me, I transferred the image to 300 pound Fabriano Artistico watercolor. I like to use soft press, especially for flowers. I used mutiple light washes to get the hues and values I wanted. No resist was used, only transparent watercolor pigment,water, and brushes. The image measures 20 inches by 14 inches. The framed painting is 28 inches by 22 inches,
