Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Pink Rose and Bud

Pink Rose and Bud
Oil on wood panel, 6x6
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Today, I am working with my palette knives.  I have five different ones out - all metal, and different shapes.  After sketching my composition, I start scraping in paint - the shadow color of the roses first.  I apply the alizarin crimson paint lightly on this first layer,  then lay the light pink over it - starting at the edge of the petal and working towards the base of the flower.  This leaves a very cool petal shape!  Next, I fill in the background before laying in the leaves, darks first and then light. Finally, I pull in some petal color on the leaves, and some leaf color on the petals for a little color harmony.  I watched an artist use newspaper to wipe her knives off with - and I tried that today.  It worked better than paper towels! This painting makes 919 in 919 days.  Now - I'm off for a little dress shopping with my girls :)

6 comments:

  1. This technique is absolutely amazing. Your roses are stunning. Happy PPF

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  2. Oh what a gorgeous painting...truly a favorite for me... I could see this in greeting cards and all kinds of ceramic you name it..this is so beautiful!

    Hugs Giggles

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