Brightens Up the Room

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Ok, this is the last rose painting for now. Also featuring a new metal pitcher I got on ebay. Very simple but I think it adds a lot.

Gathering

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This is my example for this month's Daily Paintworks challenge: The Gathering Challenge. You know, since it's the time of year where we get together. The prompt is pretty simple. Please submit your work! You don't have to be a member. : )

Sweet Nothings

 

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When I bought these roses I was most attracted to the fact that some were pinkish, and some leaned more peachy. I find those kind of analogous colors incredibly yummy.

Busy Bee

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Missoula has a tiny public rose garden. Nothing compared to the great ones I had access to in Eugene and Portland, but at least it's something. Something, anyway, to this very busy bee.

Sitting Pretty

 

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Here is one of the larger paintings I mentioned that I'd like to move in order to make room for new work. The reference came from a rose garden in Oregon, though I can't remember if it was in Eugene or Portland. I made a lot of trips to both - spent countless, happy hours photographing every rose that spoke to me. Ahh, good memories!

After the Ball

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After several tries, I found for this one that the ribbon worked best if I painted the lightest lights first, and then the rest. It was too hard to get those brights on top of any other paint. But to do this I had to get the drawing just right before I started so that everything would go in the right place. And this was after needing about an hour to place and re-place the ribbon a million times before it looked good to me. Haha. Such a challenge!

Rose Tea

 

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My town recently got a Hobby Lobby. We had them in Texas, so I knew to expect to get lost inside, and I did. I remembered a sizeable flower section, and wasn't disappointed. Fake flowers are getting better all the time. I like them sometimes in a still life because I can do things like this and they don't get all slumpy.

Let's Stick Together

 

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These two lovebirds decided to perform a duet. There were quite a few onlookers.

Encore

 

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Well, the roses convinced me they needed to finish with a bang, so here they are, numbers 12, 13 and 14! Give it up.

Roses Forward

 

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We are now at 11 of the dozen! Just one more. How will he pose?

Three for Ye

 

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Including these 3 roses, I have now painted 8 of the dozen. I used a different light for this one - a softer LED rather than the flood bulb I often use. It makes the transitions more subtle, and the shadow edges softer.

Two Poses

 

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I'm imagining these two at the Oscars, posing for the cameras in their "naked dresses". How scandalous!

Cutting Roses

 

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I haven't painted roses in a while, so I bought myself a dozen. And my goal is to paint all 12. : ) Two down...

Companion Roses

 

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I think this is the first time I've painted roses from a reference photo I didn't take myself. The lighting was soft, as opposed to the sun-shiny roses I often paint, which was challenging. I found myself channeling Richard Schmid, though you probably can't tell.

Pinkiness

 

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If these roses were royalty each would be addressed as "Your Pinkiness."

I made a little video of this one. You can see it here or on youtube. It's better with sound. : )

Flying Roses

 

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“The Rose is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms.” 

– Angelus Silesius

Rose Balloons

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I've recently done some new, larger paintings and need to move some older ones to make room. This is an old photo here to the right, so a lot of these are already sold, but you can see "Rose Balloons" there in the middle. I figured this might be a good size reference. Because 22x36 is pretty big (compared to what I normally do).

Also, I've halved prices on some still lives that have been sitting around a while in my "available" category. If they don't sell at these prices, I'm going to paint over them. This is not a threat, just me accepting reality. Ha! : )

Snuggle Up Rose

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I raided my old rose files for this one. I have to admit, I am sad to leave behind the Eugene and Portland rose gardens. Alas. But I have a feeling there will be plenty in Missoula (and Montana in general) to make up for it.

Adjacent

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And here is my last texture-y rose(s), for now. Today I experimented with palette knife on a people scene. I'll show you that soon.

Shadow Roses

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Here's my second attempt at roses with more texture. I took a detail photo so you can see what I'm talking about. For this one I mostly used brushes and a palette knife. I'm also exploring with rollers (brayers?) and squeegees. I've had some luck with each, but so far can't achieve anything consistent. But I'm having fun trying!