Wednesday 16 February 2011

Everlasting Roses

I painted those roses a few weeks ago but just got around to photograph the painting. I've called them Everlasting Roses as they lasted for more than a month and stayed beautiful until their very last day...

Everlasting Roses   oil on board   12"x10"

I specially enjoyed painting the reflections in the vase and the patches of light on the petals. I didn't paint the flowers as bright pink as they were and went for something more subtle instead.


2 comments:

  1. Nice work. You have sudddenly got me wanting to paint a roses. And the play of light and shade in those roses is quite subtle. I like the chaos of the paint tubes in contrast,they could have fitted quite well into the paintng.

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  2. Thanks for your comment Andrew and glad this inspired you somehow! You are right, the paint tubes would be a good painting subject, or maybe even the whole studio - a bit in style of compositions of Ken Howard (no pressure at all with the comparison here!)

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