#pinkolicious

[flowerishness]

Colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus)

The pink petals of this beautiful autumn crocus take in the last rays of the sun. The leaves of this plant emerge in the spring but then die back, and only the flowers appear in the fall. We grew autumn crocuses in our garden for decades but an individual plant only lives for five years, and none have showed up this autumn. Luckily, I ran into this lovely specimen in a neighbor's rock garden. Now that's what I call Pinkolicious!

Be forewarned, unlike 'true' crocuses (one of which we get saffron from), the autumn crocus is deadly poisonous. Not recommended for gardeners who have kids or pets.

[cateregandesigns]

First pour of this #pinkolicious shimmer. Only five pans but they’re so gorgeous and shimmery. After the pink and before I cleaned the slab I added a bit of blue/orchid and got another gorgeous shimmer I’ll soon be pouring once this toothache calms down. I’m so in love with this free form color creation. It’s exactly what I did over 40 years ago when I was mixing the dyes and waxes for my batik. I’ll try and dig up some pix soon to show some of those old pieces. Happiest time of my artistic life and this paint making is running a very close second. 😍 (at Wall, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn-SHw0j9mJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f7c6oagnec7c

[cateregandesigns]

#pinkolicious PINK watercolor! I’ve been in so much discomfort with this molar that I haven’t been able to mull any paint in what feels like forever. Those #lostpigments have been calling my name and today I couldn’t resist their siren call. This pink produced five half pans. Hoping to have them available in a week. I have my tooth extraction scheduled for Tuesday at 9:30 and I’m looking forward to the relief. It’s been almost three weeks of tooth pain. I swore I’d never have another tooth pulled since I have hooked roots. Last time my oral surgeon was in my mouth for almost two hours. 19 shots of Novocain is the only way I got through it. He said it was the most difficult extraction he’d ever done and it was worse for me than those four wisdom teeth. Gah! I’ll get through this one and back to work next week. I’m going to list all of my fall palettes now that they’ve cured so #watchthisspace (at Monmouth County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9lTpjjD4Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ezqiirqt49ht

[cateregandesigns]

#pinkolicious #pigment getting ready on the slab. Lovin’ all the pinks I’ve been working with this week. In the shop by the end of the month. #crdcolors #cateregandesigns (at Monmouth County (NJ))