Friday, February 12, 2016

Dog Eared Rose


sold. (5x7in.)

I did a couple of paintings in a row that were complete disasters (wiped), so I decided to return to a familiar subject. Often that is the only thing I can do to get my confidence back so I feel like I can tackle other things again. Otherwise I just wallow in the horrible feeling of "I've lost it." Ugh. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good about this one. I love the pokey-outy petal on the right.

6 comments:

Glenda said...

How beautiful. I can feel the warmth of a June afternoon. Love the center of the rose.

Alana Plesner said...

I really love this one, it's so happy. I'm back to oil painting after putting it away for a while and find your paintings inspiring and reference your book all the time. It's encouraging to know that even experienced artists wrestle with the feeling of "losing it". I suppose it is just part of the process and nothing for me or anyone to freak out about or put my oils away over. I really love painting but get discouraged when it seems like only every third or fourth painting works out. The thing is I am so much happier even just making bad paintings than not painting at all. So here's to making ( and wiping) the bad paintings to get to the good ones!

Becky said...

Beautiful, and what wonderful yellows! They really read well. I especially liked your blog this morning. Yesterday was 2 wipers in a row - a yellow rose, no less. Again I feel like I've lost it and was looking for some inspiration this morning. Here it is! Thank you!

Mary Anne Cary said...

Ahh, I forgot how to paint this week, I felt like I had a brain spasm and lost some memory in the process!
I feel like I have to find a successful painting and copy it! Cheers to your toast...

Luxury Flats Lady said...

Sorry to hear about your hit and miss attempts! I really love this though.

Jared Boyd said...

I really love how you just grounded yourself there. As a new artist, I oftentimes compare myself to other artists with way more experience than me and it sometimes makes me want to give up. But I see that even you struggle with your paintings and question yourself.

I really admire your work Carol! Visit us in Tulsa sometime!