Rainbow Roses

Medium: Oil on wood panel

Size: 12″ x 16″ x 0.75″

Year of creation: 2026

Artwork Availability: Available

I have always been fascinated by these colourful roses, and I felt compelled of painting them.

Do they actually exist? Yes — rainbow roses do exist, but not naturally.

Rainbow roses are created by artificially coloring white roses. The technique was popularized by Dutch florist Peter van de Werken around 2004.

A white rose stem is split into several sections.  Each section is placed in water mixed with a different dye color.  The rose absorbs the colored water through capillary action. As the petals develop, different areas take on different colors, creating the rainbow effect.