Rainbow Flowers | Orange

The Rainbow Flowers Collection was painted in 2023 while I was on leave from work recovering from a hysterectomy. The hysterectomy came after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. For 6 months I endured testing, procedures, and stress waiting to find out if I had cancer or not. Then waiting to find out how extensive the cancer was to determine the path of treatment. Fortunately the cancer had not spread and a hysterectomy was the cure. 

I painted these rainbow flowers as a source of healing during my recovery. After 6 months of worry these paintings were my release of that stress. They represent strength, healing, and hope for the future.

For orange I chose Flame Azalea. I snapped a picture of this flower when my husband and I visited the Biltmore in Asheville, NC the year previous for our 12 year anniversary. Painting this Flame Azalea represented hope that we could experience many more anniversaries to come.

Each painting is painted on 4x6 watercolor paper and matted for a 5x7 frame. Frame in the photos is NOT included.