Garden Oranges - Botanical Print on Fine Art Paper Frame:White These dusty pink heirloom roses

These dusty pink heirloom roses caught my eye at a local market

I wanted to honor that

Layers upon layers

though traces of warmth still glowed in the center

full of character

Garden Oranges - Botanical Print on Fine Art Paper Frame:White These dusty pink heirloom rosesThese oranges grow just outside my studio: sun warmed, a little wild, and never quite uniform. Their flavor is more tangy than sweet, their leaves weathered by time and sun. They arent the kind youd find perfectly stacked in a market bin, and thats exactly why I chose them. Theres a quiet poetry in imperfection. I wanted to honor the truth of these fruits as they are: slightly bruised, deeply alive, full of character. In painting them, I wasnt