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I have been overwhelmed with family business for a couple of months, I had to abandon this painting for a while, and it was quite frustrating.  I am back to work and all is well.  Now the bees can dance!  Valse Des Abeilles is finished.

I have written before regarding my reservations about using pink. No longer.  I have decided it is the perfect anecdote to the cynicism and irony ingrained in contemporary culture.  Yes it is a feminine and romantic color, but more than that, Pink is sincere and because of that it is risky and rebellious in our cynical art world.   

 Pink is also luminous and unassuming.  It is generous with its neighboring colors particularly green.  In a perfect marriage of complements, pink is toned down and enhanced by green.  Pink and its parent color red are essential for contrast with green. It is the secret weapon in spring and summer landscapes, this anecdote to green. 

 While working La Valse   I fell in love with the working properties of the pinks, their tints and tones.  I have to admit that pink is pretty and after all, prettiness is sincere, which makes it a bit rebellious and that is fine with me.