No.803 Shropshires with Green Vase

Shropshires with Green Vase

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

More roses you say? Ooooohh yes!

 

And a photo from France - Antibes, France to be exact. Couldn't resist the color of the table and chairs next to the texture of the iron work on the doors.

No. 802 Shropshires with Blue Jar

Shropshires with Blue Jar

Oil on Gessorbord

12" x 12"

Did I mention how prolific my Shropshire rose bush was? :) 

In this painting, I'm super proud of how the upper left rose turned out. 

No. 801 Shropshires with Golden Goblet

Shropshires with Golden Goblet

Oil on Canvas Panel

9 x 12

It was hard to keep up with all the roses that bush produced this year.

No. 800! Bountiful Harvest

Bountiful Harvest

Oil on Gessobord

12 x 12

My Shropshire roses really out did themselves this year. They kept me on my toes too as I tried to capture just a bit of their beauty.

No. 758 Shropshire Lad with Blue Vase - The Warm Version

Shropshire Lad with Blue Vase - The Warm Version

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

Yep, that's right. This is the same group of roses as the last post, just painted under a warm light. I did mention how much I miss these roses?
~ Susan

No. 757 Shropshire Lad with Blue Vase

Shropshire Lad with Blue Vase

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

Oh my I miss these roses. Painted under cool light. At this point I can't remember if it was daylight or a cool light bulb.
~ Susan

No. 756 Roses and Hydrangeas Off Center

Roses and Hydrangeas Off Center

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

Another piece from my rose painting spree this summer...

Already looking forward to next year's rose painting spree. :)

~ Susan

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No. 747 Summer Garden

Summer Garden

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

Another collection of flowers from my garden this summer. Until next year my beauties!

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No. 746 Hydrangeas and Roses

Hydrangeas and Roses

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

Hydrangeas and Roses from my garden this summer. Yep, that's all I'm going to say because the last season of "Doc Martin" is calling me and I might be able to squeeze one episode in before bed. :)

No. 745 Roses in a Coffee Pot

Roses in a Coffee Pot

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

Oh my, I've gotten rusty on blog posting. I have so much to share that I get overwhelmed and don't share anything at all. Sad, really. Do you ever have something like that happen to you? The solution is to start simple I'm told. So this is one of my favorite rose paintings of the year. It sold pretty quickly at the Coupeville Arts Festival. I was sad to see it go and almost refused to sell it to the nice young lady who said it was calling to her. Okay I'm not that heartless. I think it went to a good home.

No. 731 Connie's Roses

Connie's Roses

Oil on canvas panel

6" x 6"

My students come up with the best still life subjects! And they are kind enough to let me paint them too. When Connie walked around the corner with some of her beautiful roses in her hands, I immediately started drooling. Thank you, Connie!

No. 730 Persistence Pays

Persistence Pays

Oil on Linen Panel

9" x 12

Back painting under the skylight in the bathroom. For a long time I didn't think this painting was going to work but I persisted. In the end, I felt this one caught the spirit of my roses the best.

No. 729 Oh, Julia!

Oh, Julia!

Oil on Linen Panel

9" X 12"

Roses from my Julia Child bush. Oh, what a vigorous and pretty much disease free bush it is! Just spectacular.

No. 728 Two on the Cool Side

Two on the Cool Side

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

Almost exactly the same set up as yesterday. Only this one was painted during the day with cool, natural light. Whereas yesterday's was painted under warm light in the evening.

No. 727 Then There Were Two

Then There Were Two

Oil on Linen Panel

6" x 6"

Taking baby steps here, moving from one flower to two.

No. 726 One of the First

One of the First

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

Before there were enough roses in bloom to paint the big bouquets, I tested the waters with just a single one.

No. 725 I Can't Believe You're Mine

I Can't Believe You're Mine

Oil on Stretched Canvas

12" x 12"

Can you believe these are more of my very own home grown roses? I just barely can. A huge thanks to the gals at the Antique Rose Farm for helping me select and care for these beautiful roses. I'm still amazed these are mine.

No. 724 The Wait is Over

The Wait is Over
Oil on Linen Panel

8" x 10"

Ever since I took an online workshop on painting roses with Dennis Perrin in January I had been waiting on pins and needles for my own roses to bloom. This was my first attempt to paint my own home grown roses with what I had learned from Dennis.

By the way, I hope you had an excellent 4th of July!

No. 723 My Day Roses

My Day Roses

9" x 12"

Oil on Linen Panel

These are the same roses as those in yesterday's painting. They are a day older and painted under natural light from the skylight in my bathroom. Whereas yesterdays painting was created under artificial light in the dining room. It's always interesting to see just how much lighting and location can affect your painting.

No. 722 My Roses at Night

My Roses at Night

Oil on Linen Panel

9" x 12"

My dad passed away a few weeks ago. The past few years were extremely difficult for him as he battled two forms of cancer, diabetes, dementia and grief over the passing of my mom. I will miss him but am firmly convinced he is in a much better place.

My dad was an avid gardener and loved to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers. This is one of the many rose paintings I created to help with the sadness of his passing. He was a huge supporter of my painting efforts so I would like to dedicate this painting to my dad.