This lovely bouquet was courtesy of the folks at The Bouqs. All opinions are my own.

I told you I’ve been working on a sketchbook challenge this year. So far, I’ve been drawing whatever comes to mind as I sit on the couch unwinding at the end of the day.

Lots of paisley patterns pour onto the paper, lots of playing around with lines and textures. Tons of cute cartoon characters saying and doing witty things.

Today, I did a rose drawing from a really pretty bouquet of orange roses that showed up on our doorstep this week. It was kind of challenging to draw a still life – I haven’t done it in like, ages!

Total disclosure – this isn’t the first rose drawing. It’s just the best. That’s the whole thing about sketching, guys… and sharing your sketches online. You’re not seeing every single thing I draw on Instagram. You’re seeing my best stuff. My funniest stuff. My cutest stuff. It just takes tons of practice, and a heck of a lot of paper.

But I’m sure you’ll agree – it’s hard to make bad art when the inspiration is this gorgeous.

You can pick up some Valentines flowers over there at The Bouqs.

It’s your turn to create a rose drawing!

Use the rose photos above to draw your own masterpiece – we wanna see you post it on our Facebook page!