Painting with a Twist: rose

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Wading to the Waist

2/8/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, apple slice, bottle, glass, reflections, rose, still life, sugar

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I know this one might seem a little silly at first glance, but, well, it represents some very important stuff. Like ... social inequality and ... misguided expectations and ... internal peace. Yeah, like that.

Sitting Still

2/7/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, bell pepper, bottle, cup, flower, glass, plate, reflections, rose, spoon, still life, tomato

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Right after I finished this one, as I was taking it off my easel, I managed to drop it on the floor - you got it - paint down! (sigh) What I have learned from past experience is - resist the temptation to get all the grit off while it's still wet!! If you wait until the paint is dry all the little bits come right off and usually the paint is just fine, as it was in this case.

Rising Roses

2/5/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, bottle, flowers, glass, reflections, rose, still life

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These two were tough to compose with. I went around and around with different containers, different angles, and different colored backgrounds. Oh and did I mention other objects in there with them? Some wise person once told me - if there is something in the composition that isn't actively helping the composition, take it out. So more often than not I end up with rather simple scenes. Like this one.

Queen Over All

2/3/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, apple slice, bottle, glass, plate, rose, still life

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My folks are visiting for a few days and we are trying to kill them with hikes. Yesterday we climbed the Butte here in town and today we drove to a canyon and hiked to a beautiful waterfall. Oregon is wonderousful!

Trying On Bottles

1/12/12 | Labels: 5x7 - oil on gessobord, bottles, glass, rose, still life

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Still alive ... teaching here in San Antonio ... worn out ... just enough wine ... going to bed. : )

Cozy Rosies

1/6/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, apples, bowl, flowers, glass, rose, still life

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I'm heading out early tomorrow for Texas! I've got a workshop in San Antonio next week and I'm spending some extra time seeing my family. I'm very much looking forward to it.

Rose Rapture

1/5/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, glass, rose, still life

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The last time I tried painting roses I had a heckuva time. This time didn't seem easy, but maybe easiER. It seems no matter what I paint, if I squint, and paint what I see as I'm squinting, it usually turns out. This is especially true with roses. If you get bogged down in the details you get lost REAL fast.

Stacked Nearby

1/4/12 | Labels: 6x6 - oil on gessoboard, apples, bottle, glass, plate, rose, stack, still life

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You've probably noticed I've been into stacking apples lately. Here I've added a rose to complexify things.

After my post yesterday my friend James said the table he mentioned is suddenly out of stock, so he looked up 3 others and posted links at the bottom of his post.