Rose Garden Blooming in the Studio

June 12, 2019

I have a little rose garden blooming in my studio, all Edens. I’m glad I managed to take a little snap as several have sold already! Also seen here is one of the many fabulous demitasses that my friend (and children’s former pre-school teacher) had given me as well as the painting it inspired by it (that I will be giving to her as a thank you gift for the treasure trove). The canary, from Montebello Road in Campbell, is a future model for one of my Birds and Teacup paintings. More details about the paintings are listed in my Portfolio under the Flora subheading.

Eden Rose I – Sold

Eden Rose II – Sold

Eden Rose III – Available

Eden Rose IV – Available

Eden Rose V – Available

Eden Rose VI – Available

Rose Petals VIII

November 4, 2014

Rose Petals VII

November 4, 2014

Rose Petals VI

November 4, 2014

Rose Petals V

November 5, 2013

Painting Rose Petals V

November 4, 2013

A loose outline in hot pink.

Blocking in some mid-tones.

Trying out a few highlights early on.

Trying to create a swirling action.

Icing the cake.

Paying attention to building up the volume of the center head of the rose.

I hate to leave it here, but I’m going to have to come back to it tomorrow to pump up the Fragonard factor – damn these short days!

Day 2

A little more blending and refining and a swirly signature.

Rose Petals IV

October 25, 2013

Painting Rosebud I

October 23, 2013

Today was the first day I had to turn the heat on, painting this little ( 4 x 4″) rose bud in the cool morning fog.

I painted out a loose gestural outline of the rose on a prepared pink ground.

I blocked in some major highlights and shadows with color.

I blended the tones in the base of the rose and built up the highlights , curving my brush stokes to echo the shape of the petals.

I played up the color reflecting in the shadows which helped to develop a sense of volume and refined the details until the point where I felt there was a balance between lights and darks, angles and form, depth and volume, detail and negative space. A lot going on in 4 square inches!