Tag Archives: roses
Pink Roses Study, oil pastels
“Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.” Rembrandt Couldn’t have said it any better – he knew. Each time I paint with oil pastels they show me what I really … Continue reading
Red Roses Series, #3 – oil pastel
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art”, Paul Cezanne This painting happened to be based off of a photograph I took of a bouquet of red roses I picked from a gorgeous rose bush … Continue reading
Red Roses series, #2 – oil pastels
“Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” Claude Monet Mr. Monet, to me was the master of color – he spun the universe of color letting us marvel in his dazzling creations. Can’t help but chuckle thinking of Monet, … Continue reading
Pink Roses in a Vase, oil pastel
“A painting is never finished – it simply stops in interesting places.” Paul Gardner Pink Roses in a Vase, an oil pastel (8.5 x 5.5) was done on a gesso-prepared hardboard. The underpainting background was painted with acrylics and the … Continue reading
2016 Yellow Roses, from my garden – photography
Here in North Texas we have had the unfortunate experiencing of Rosette, a virus that has nearly wiped out all our roses. Fortunately for us, we’ve been lucky to still have a couple of our bushes left. This year both … Continue reading
15 Paintings – Flower Challenge: Red Roses, #11
Two years ago I took a photograph of some roses I brought in from the outside and have been waiting for a good time to paint them – well actually until I felt a bit more confident. The flower challenge … Continue reading
15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Roses Close-up, #8
Continuing on with this challenge – a complicated rose reference photograph was selected, and oh my I should have simplified the components in the painting and taken everything out except the large middle rose. I’ll do that the next time … Continue reading
