Still Life with Old-Fashioned Roses

These roses are from my Mother's garden. I don't often work from photographs, but these seemed perfect for Valentine's Day. Their soft fragrance and velvety petals take me back to my childhood and the wonderful memories.

I hope you had a sweet day! Happy painting!

Valentine's Eve

I hope you have a wonderful holiday tomorrow.  Happy Valentine's Day!

Yellow Rose Study

When I painted this yesterday, I tried to keep everything very simple.  Roses are complex, so I limited my strokes to a minimum.  It was my attempt to not get lost in all those petals. I hope that it still reads as a yellow rose and a glass vase, though. Today, the rose has opened up even more, and I'm looking forward to painting it again.  

I hope you're all having a great week!  

A Rose for Valentine's

This is my entry for this week's Daily Paintworks challenge.  Qiang Huang challenged everyone to paint a rose, and there are so many great entries.  If you haven't had a chance to visit the DPW site, please do.  The site features some of my favorite artists, and the challenge pages are interesting, too.