My daughter got me some lovely pink and white roses for my birthday this past weekend. I wanted to try and capture an impression of them in my favorite green vase. I love painters like Christine Lafuente (see link in the sidebar) who can capture flowers and color and bring them to life with a minimum of brushstrokes. I thought I'd have a go at it. I ended up focusing on the light in the green glass vase. Somehow the roses end up almost an afterthought. I'm not sure why, but I have a really hard time painting roses that actually look like roses.
They came out ok this time though ~ definitely more impressionistic than the vase though. I may add just a couple of small tweaks to this where the shadows are concerned. Otherwise, I think it's done.
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