I took a few liberties with this one ― it’s really more of an abstract impression of a rose.
As you probably know, every rose colour has a meaning, and peach-coloured roses can mean gratitude or appreciation — hence the title of this mini canvas : )
I finished my galah painting over the weekend and finally uploaded the photos this morning. There are so many layers of paint on it (which I hope you can see in the close-up below) that I’ll have to wait a few days for it to dry properly before varnishing it. I posted the reference photograph and sketch here last week.
P.S. This is what became of the blank canvas featured in December’s Anything can happen… post.
Sometimes the only opportunity to take photographs is from the back seat of a moving vehicle. No time to think ― just point and click. It helps if you are really quick and a little bit lucky. When you see the original shot prior to cropping (below), you could be forgiven for thinking that there was nothing much in this scene worth painting…
…but I zoomed in and used the scribble sketch to figure out my composition. I’m now painting the landscape and building up lots of lovely textures, and then I’ll have to figure out the best way to paint the cockatoo — too realistic and he won’t have the sense of fun I want to create; too abstract and no one will know he’s a bird. Wish me luck : )
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau
The little painting with a lot of texture (a lot of texture!) — based on an acrylic study originally posted here.
I painted this little yellow rose especially for last weekend’s pop-up mini market ― it sold before it even got to the table! If the rose looks familiar, that may be because it’s based on a photograph I posted earlier in the year.
I do have a few photos of the market to show you — in my next post…
Anna Cull ~ Art & Music 