You would be forgiven for thinking this is pushing it too far..."she has painted a rose for Madiba on the day of his Memorial...really!!!!" However, the Madiba rose is a real actual hybrid developed by Ludwig roses here in South Africa and named after Madiba when he was our president. It is a mauve toned sweet pink, it has a deep perfume and rather unusual because the bud is a deep plum colour with yellow at the base. A flowering bush is too beautiful with all this varied rich colour. Today just seemed like an appropriate day to share it and paint one for you.....
Last night I painted until late...exhausted, I dumped what seemed like every brush in my studio into jars of turps and left them.... This morning, after watching the beginnings of Nelson Mandela's Memorial on television, I felt emotional and otherwise and didn't feel like facing up to my 'mess' in the studio! So I shoved the jars of dirty brushes aside and used the palette knife to paint today! I enjoyed moving the paint around, scratching into it and making even more mess (literally pink from head to toe) and my mood quickly lifted. So today's painting is a bit different .... But then today has been a different day, a sad day...today we said our 'goodbyes' to Madiba.....
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