Inky flowers

Hi all,
Every now and again I have an urge to try something different, so armed with my inks I did a couple of flowers.

I like them a bit, but not a lot. I'm beginning to realise that I need to have a fair chunk of realism in my work, if it is going to give me any sense of satisfaction.

With this in mind I did couple of anemones, again using my magic colour inks.

Okay, they are less colourful but more realistic. The big petal at the centre of the bottom flower is jarring my eye, but overall I like them.
 I would like to do more flowers in ink but I only have six colours. I know that I could mix some but I really dislike mixing colours. I either mix too much and waste paint or ink, or most often, I don't mix enough and can not reproduce the exact same colour. This results in a messy looking piece of work.
Anyway, I think I have the answer and I will tell you what it is in my next post.