“The Rose” is the painting that began The Colors of Summer collection.

It was the summer I planted my studio garden. I was running down the stone path, when, just in front of the gate, I saw a glowing flash of color. I stopped and bent down, and there, in the dense green foliage, was a tiny, flaming rose. The first rose of the summer. I picked it impulsively and brought it inside the studio. Once in the studio, I noticed how the light shone through its delicate petals and manipulated its color. I could see every color of the rainbow.

I was inspired and ready for a challenge, so I got my palette ready. I used a palette of primary colors for the rose, along with white for blending. I spent the weekend obsessively painting, and by Monday morning, I was finished. I had managed to get all the colors of the rainbow across the rose’s delicate petals.

‘The Rose’ Fine Art Prints are printed on archival matte paper with high-quality ink pigments. Each print is hand-signed by the artist and arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

The Colors of Summer Collection is inspired by summertime colors. Each floral painting has all the colors of the rainbow. If you look closely, each new insect included in a painting is featured in the following one as well, creating a visual timeline for when the paintings were completed. This collection completely changed how I viewed color, and I thoroughly enjoyed the process. I hope you love it as much as I do.

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“The Lily” is the second painting of the Colors of Summer Collection.

This painting was inspired by another of the flowers in my studio garden- the magnificent Casa Blanca Lily. In late August, these lilies open beneath my studio windows, and the wind blows their exotic scent into the studio, leaving it to swirl around me as I paint. These white lilies, like the winter snows, reflect the colors surrounding them, whether it is the blue shadows of the trees, the gold of the sun, or a pastel pink reflection of their neighboring flowers, the blood-red Hope for Humanity rose.

Just like ‘The Rose,” I used a palette of primary colors for this lily, along with white for blending. Once again, I managed to get all the colors of the rainbow across the lily’s delicate petals, this time, in pastels.

‘The Lily’ Fine Art Prints are printed on archival matte paper with high-quality ink pigments. Each print is hand-signed by the artist and arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

The Colors of Summer Collection is inspired by summertime colors. Each floral painting has all the colors of the rainbow. If you look closely, each new insect included in a painting is featured in the following one as well, creating a visual timeline for when the paintings were completed. This collection completely changed how I viewed color, and I thoroughly enjoyed the process. I hope you love it as much as I do.

*DISCLAIMER: These product images are mock-ups. This product does not arrive in a frame.

“The Poppy” is the third painting of the Colors of Summer Collection.

This painting was inspired once again by my studio garden and a single, flaming poppy I found dancing beside my garden path. As I painted its blood-red petals, a monarch butterfly stopped to rest on a pine bough just outside my window. That is when I decided to include the magnificent monarch butterfly as my third featured insect.

Just like ‘The Rose’ and ‘The Lily,’ I used a palette of primary colors for this poppy, this time eliminating even the white paint. Once again, I painted all the colors of the rainbow across the poppy’s flaming petals.

‘The Poppy’ Fine Art Prints are printed on archival matte paper with high-quality ink pigments. Each print is hand-signed by the artist and arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

The Colors of Summer Collection is inspired by summertime colors. Each floral painting has all the colors of the rainbow. If you look closely, each new insect included in a painting is featured in the following one as well, creating a visual timeline for when the paintings were completed. This collection completely changed how I viewed color, and I thoroughly enjoyed the process. I hope you love it as much as I do.

*DISCLAIMER: These product images are mock-ups. This product does not arrive in a frame.

‘The Sunflower’ is the fourth and final painting of The Colors of Summer Collection.

This painting was inspired by my mother’s late summer garden and the nodding, golden flowers who look like the sun has fallen to earth. I spent an afternoon photographing the bumble bees who gather profusely around the flowering seed heads and knew that this painting wouldn’t be complete without featuring the insects who love this flower the most.

Once again, I used a palette of primary colors for this sunflower, along with white for blending. Like its predecessors, this sunflower displays all the colors of the rainbow across its beautiful, geometric face.

‘The Sunflower’ Fine Art Prints are printed on archival matte paper with high-quality ink pigments. Each print is hand-signed by the artist and arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

The Colors of Summer Collection is inspired by summertime colors. Each floral painting has all the colors of the rainbow. If you look closely, each new insect included in a painting is featured in the following one as well, creating a visual timeline for when the paintings were completed. This collection completely changed how I viewed color, and I thoroughly enjoyed the process. I hope you love it as much as I do.

*DISCLAIMER: These product images are mock-ups. This product does not arrive in a frame.