Romance

I have always loved roses but when I saw theses in a very lush garden, on a walk in the Blue Mountains, I just found the color so beautiful and inspiring, so I took a photo of them and painted the majority by hand with only finishing touches with a brush. The intensity of the pinks and mauve contrast make the roses just pop.

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Karen Jaques is a Grief Counselor, a path she followed after experiencing many losses and challenges in her own life. Her passion for life drives her to be bold, brave and courageous believing that adversity can become a path that links us back to our authentic selves, and strengthen our capacity to get us through. That passion for life comes through in Karen’s approach to her creative work as she seizes the moment and expresses with hands rather than brushes. She captures the lightness of life often balanced with the dark in bright and bold compositions that serve to remind us that nature and our surrounds will always ground us spiritually, and emotionally if we are open