Red Roses & Grapes

8"x10" Oil on stretched canvas.  SOLD

I happened upon a YouTube video of an artist by the name of Thomas Baker, who demonstrated the use of glazes to deepen shadows.  This is a method that is done after the paint has dried, at least somewhat.  It came in handy, as I started this painting a week ago, and I just got back to it today.  Tom has other YouTube videos, and he is about to release his second instructional DVD.

The pot in this painting is another of my sister Sheila's creations.

Jerry's Roses

Not For Sale

11"x14" Oil on stretched canvas.

I finished this painting on August 19, 2012.  Since then, much has happened to keep me away from my easel.   Life happens, doesn't it?  Getting back on the painting track, I look at this painting and wonder if the silver pot being so close to the center is a problem . . . among other painting transgressions I may have committed!  I am submitting this on the "Critique Me Challenge" on Daily Paintworks for some help from other artists.

Cropped Work in Progress

This is a work in progress.  There is more to the set-up, but I don't want to show more than this just now.  I am determined to paint every day and post, but I must get to sleep.  So, I have cropped the photo to include only the part that is developed to a respectable degree.  Hope to finish and post the entire painting...well... today, since it is almost 2am!

Red Rose

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6"x6" Oil on stretched canvas.

My third submission to The Rose Challenge.  Many thanks to Daily Paintworks artist Julie Ford Oliver for her paint scraper tip!

Orange Rose No. 2

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6"x6" Oil on stretched canvas.

The same rose as in yesterday's post -- from a different vantage point.  Profiles are always easier!

Orange Rose

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6"x6" Oil on stretched canvas.

Finally home from summer travels!  I have been eager to paint a rose for The Rose Challenge posted by Carol Marine on Daily Paintworks.  Oh my, roses are challenging!