Roses, Roses, and more Roses

Several students asked for a class in painting roses.  So for four weeks 13 women worked on painting dozens of roses using different techniques.  One of my early china painting teachers said that I would not know how to paint a rose until I'd painted 1000 of them.  That was about 40 years ago and I have painted 1000's with great delight.  These paintings were demos from the class.  I still enjoy this inexhaustible subject!