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Published: 2011-05-11 18:33:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 4520; Favourites: 180; Downloads: 0
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40" x 40"Oil on canvas
This is my favorite rose to date. The inspiration for this piece was the rose itself! It's a multi-colored rose, and I haven't really put forth much effort in doing one before, so I'm pleased with this one. I worked somewhat more loosely than I normally do with roses, focusing more on contrast between light and dark and the colors themselves and not so much on details.
Why do I paint roses so much?
I feel that, as I draw and paint them on canvas, they're like puzzles. The petals have to fit together perfectly or the flower looks completely wrong. I think this differs from other flowers because many of them can have petals added or detracted without anyone noticing something wrong. As I paint the rose, I paint in a way that feels most natural to me, beginning in the center and radiating outward, similar to how the rose opens.
If you have any questions, please ask!
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You're very welcome!
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Hello! I've featured this wonderful piece in my journal art feature . I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Every time I return to your gallery, I can smell roses!
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Awww! Thank you so much! I'm working on a new one! Should be finished in another 6 months at the rate I'm working. haha
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Very nice work, I can clearly see the value of working in oils when I look at pieces such as this. The soft gentle blending is perfect, and the subtle texturing on the petals is really well done. Β Just an excellent piece of work overall and a pleasure to view.
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
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My pleasure you do great work and you most certainly deserve them.
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Wow! This looks just like a photograph.
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Hello! I'm making a series of art videos about flowers, and I was wondering if I could include this piece in one of my videos. It would be set to an original classical-style composition (by me) about this flower. I'll be sure to credit you and link to your page if you say yes.
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That's fine. Thanks for including my pieces.
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^_^ They're wonderful.
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It is so soft and tender and the colours are so harmonic. GREAT!!!
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wow, i thought this was a photo from the thumbnail!
amazing work!
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Awwww! Thank you! To respond to your other comment: It just takes a lot of work and even more patience to do it. A good reference photo is a must, too. I'm currently working on a new 40" x 40" rose painting that details the steps to a finished piece, which will be posted towards the end of this month!
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This is so beautiful and pure! the colors are so vibrant, I love it.
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WOOOOOOOW! This is amazing! Congratulations! I loooove the way you have done the shading and that it is sooo beautifully blossomed! Great work 
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Thanks for all the favs!
It's not an odd question at all. It took me about 30 hours to do.
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You are welcome
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I don't see how it's painted more loosely, all I see is more detail! I follow all those sharp petal lines, it feels like a vortex and I'm being sucked in. 
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I think it's loose because it's bigger, and I can make larger brushstrokes. lol I've never had my roses described as a vortex before! I like it.
I always look at a reference photo when I paint these. There's no way I'd be able to paint all those details without one!
Thanks!!!!!!
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I've done a few roses in my time, and this piece is exceptional. Do you use a wet on wet technique?
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Thanks! I do use wet on wet when I paint in oils. When I'm blending the colors on the petal, I find it's easiest to do it that way.
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Of all the roses you've painted, it's "my favorite rose to date" too. Nicely done. I bet it is easier to paint all those gloriuos petals in big size canvas.
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Thank you very much! It really is much easier to paint those details on a large canvas. You can use a larger brush and can be freer with your brushstrokes. It just takes a lot longer because there's more surface to cover. haha
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That's very true. I still have to paint a rose that I can be happy with
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Beautifully done!!
I love the the folds of the petals
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