Sunset orange shines through petals of crimson. Roses all have their thorns - in this case, violent green and grey allude to the sharp pricks along the stems. Sepia takes root, essential for grounding the painting to reality. Sunshine yellow mixed into the background makes the splatters of color in the foreground pop even more, and spots of grey shadows mitigate the sharp contrast. In cut and pasted letters, a whisper of a question floats from a pair of red lips: “What Do You Say When I’m Not Around?”