Sunday, March 18, 2018

Red Tipped Roses

These unique roses literally jumped into my cart at a local shop - and it has taken me a week to finally get them painted!  Where does the time go?  My daughter was home for a long weekend - and has already headed back to college in the blink of an eye.  I began this painting by marking the yellow areas first.  Squinting, I add the red loosely.  Next, I work on that background light, following with the darks of the leaves.  From this very loose "map", I bring the edges together.   Pulling out a palette knife for all those finish strokes, I add depth and texture.  Perhaps tomorrow I'll do them in ink and watercolor- before they fade.  Painting number 1885 in 1885 days.

11 comments:

  1. Beautifully done! They represent the roses so well!

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  2. Stunning roses, painted and real.

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  3. Oh! I LOVE this painting! So much movement and color--fills my eyes--which is the greatest compliment I can give.

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  4. Lovely work, and I can't wait to see them done in watercolors.

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  5. tropicana roses, I love them and yours are just beautiful.

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  6. Beautiful work on the roses! I really need to practice flowers. :)

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  7. Your roses are beautiful, I also love two toned beauties!! So glad you're our featured PPF artist! 💜

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