A girl with roses

 Sometimes I manage to paint eyes the way I want them. 

Not too much detail, not very precise, but somehow they express what I wanted. I wish it happened more often :)

If you didn't enter my giveaway - there is still time. I will pick a number tomorrow (Monday) at noon Pacific Time.

Roses on tea bags

This year October roses are prettier than May roses in our parts.  I've never painted them on tea bag paper before, and I really enjoyed the experience. Maybe I'll tuck them in some books and forget about them... until they surprise me one day :-)

She loved roses

I don't paint commissions because I have a difficult time painting "on demand", but when a lovely lady contacted me and asked if I could recreate a painting she saw me show on YouTube I immediately agreed. She asked me to change the color of roses to red and yellow, and to add an angel wing.

I agreed because there was a story behind it, she had a reason for wanting this painting. It touched my heart, and I couldn't wait to transfer the emotions into paint. The whole process left me feeling fulfilled, and happy with knowledge that through our art we can sometimes connect to people who need it and help them in a very small way. A good, humbling feeling.

Roses and lace

I didn't have too much time to paint over the holidays, so when Monday came and everyone left to work/school I pretty much jumped to my studio, found a warm spot and didn't leave it until I really had to.

I had so much fun while painting these ladies.... It was extra relaxing and probably something I like to paint the most - faces and roses. Actually, if I added birds then it would be my most favorite thing to paint.

 Now I can't stop looking at them and arranging and rearranging them... this one should be in the middle... no, this one.... maybe they look better as a pair etc. etc.

Now that I have roses and lace out of my system, I can go back to reading blogs, answering to emails and the not so pleasant task of cleaning my studio. If I don't do it soon, there will not be enough place to paint even a tiny ATC...

If you need some romantic roses and lace in your life, you can find all three listed in my etsy shop. 

xo