My very sweet husband brings me roses often. My favorites are Peach, Pink, Red, Blue, Purple… okay really any color there is. I put them on the table, and every time I walk by them I want to paint them. Life does not always go along with this plan…. you know dinner, cleaning, grocery shopping etc. etc. etc… So I tend to end up painting really fast, just trying to get colors down, then put some detail in, before they start fading on me. 
This was my first try. It is pastel, and I think it is kind of lifeless. Even though the flowers were a pale pink, they had a lot of color. So I thought I would try again.
Here is my second try. I like that the flowers look more alive, and the color seem to jump out at you. This is in oil, and is on a 14 by 18 canvas panel.