Kaleidoscope Roses

Kaleidoscope Roses, a photo by randubnick on Flickr.

I think this image was inspired by a trip to the grocery store today, with dozens and dozens of roses on display. So I decided to draw roses tonight, but decided to try using Painter's kaleidoscope mode. In kaleidoscope mode, the canvas is divided into six sections and whatever you draw in one section is replicated in the others. So that is how I was able to draw three dozen roses instead of six! I used digital pastel on a blue background. The composition is unusual and I am not sure what I think of it, but this was a great drawing exercise. Maybe this would work as a pattern. . . .