Rose, Tulip III & Michigan Barn In Autumn

October 8, 2011 - 5" x 7" Acrylic on Canvas Board (all three)

This past week was preview Thursday and Second Saturday.  I started the Rose on Preview Thursday, but didn't finish until Saturday.  The other two were started and completed during Second Saturday.  With the holidays approaching, I thought it'd be a good idea to do something that would be affordable as gifts.  I love these little projects.  They're great subjects, good practice and beautiful in their own right.  (The only disappointing thing here is the quality of the images of the paintings.

Rose - This little beauty is on a background of midnight blue (it's hard to tell from the image).  The painting consists of five colors: pthalo blue-red shade and quinacridone red make up the petals and pthalo blue-green shade and cadmium yellow make up the foliage.; titanium white allows for the highlights. (Sold)

Tulip III - This is the third tulip painting I've done.  The  vaining is more detailed than ever before, but the special challenge here was the soft background; the very blurred foliage and the slightly fuzzy tulips in the distance.  The paint was the same as I'd used on the rose above (with a lot more titanium white).

Michigan Barn In Autumn - The inspiration for this painting comes from the photography of a Silicon Valley based amateur photographer by the name of Aaron Meyers.  You can visit his web site for more of his beautiful images by clicking on Aaron Meyers Photography.  (The paint selection was too extensive to list here.  I used four different blues with multiple reds and yellows.)