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I found these coral colored roses and couldn't resist taking them home.  It's March 15 but the whole Eastern Seaboard is in a blizzard and we are below freezing with snow here in Chicago.  We need some color in the house!   And this English teapot makes the perfect-imperfect vessel. Look for possibly some coral rose paintings coming soon.

I visited the Art Institute of Chicago over the weekend to get some inspiration.  It was a cold and blustery day.  Perfect day to warm up inside the art museum.   If you have time, here is a two minute video slide show:

I am having so much fun painting these pretty pink ranunculus.  Beautiful, round, pink pillowy blossoms and twisty romantic stems that seem to be very hardy.   The watercolor pictures are perfect to capture the clean and pure colors. The oil paints are also good at capturing the nuances of color and the texture of the many petals.  Hope you enjoy!