Dear fellow botanical painting adventurers, I am often asked how one captures a rose and how one captures light, well in this one study we do both! this is one of my favourite roses from my garden, the light floods through them in the late afternoon and displays all the colours within; I am putting this study into a large design and over the next few months we will add to it and you can see it grow. Its a great way to learn how to mix browns and its a very simple drawing. My tip this week is to keep turning the drawing to make sure you don't draw a lop-sided onion ???? Don't leave it in your painting space too log either or the smell could put you off! Enjoy the process and share your experiments on www.billyshowell.com members forum. Best wishes Billy