The rose paintings continue. For awhile now, I haven’t had to wonder what I was going to paint! For the past several weeks, it’s just been roses.
Lilac Rose Oil Painting – by Winifred
Above, abundant energy and foliage, and for me, unusual colors in this painting.
Rose in Blue Pearlized Vase – by Winifred
Above: It’s playful and energetic, So long as I’m moving my hands, I’m growing in skill and confidence in my brushstrokes.
White Rose Oil Painting – by Winifred
Above: I love the feeling of the thick paint and texture in this painting which give it so much dimension. It jumps off the background.
Geometric Rose Oil Painting – 9×9 by Winifred
I think you can see my issue. My painting styles are quite diverse. It would be hard to recognize them as coming from the same person. I would have to say that the painting style immediately above comes with the greatest ease and most likely would be found to be the least desirable! That’s the way it goes. I will not abandon this hand I’ve been given.
I’m always – well, not always, but from time to time, I go into intense rose practice sessions. Roses are complex and as with any flower, there are many ways to paint them. Above is a more traditional look.
Strawberries and Roses 11×14 Oil on Linen Panel by Winifred
These are abstracted roses. It started with a small aqua vase in a table next to me filed with white artificial roses with a pink trim. I immediately stepped outside of the box in my approach to painting them. My hands didn’t want to be traditional that day though I was completely open to it. Rarely do I know what direction I’m going to take when I start a painting. For me, it’s a good thing and I just enjoy the journey of unexplored roads. If I get completely lost – I toss it, but most often it leads me to a very interesting place I may never have chosen to go. Such was the case here. It does remind me a little of Cezanne’s color palette of golds. greens and blues and the use of black outlines.
Red Rose Leaves Buds, 9×12 Oil Painting by Winifred
This was a fast rose painting rather than one I labor over for hours – or days. I need to do more if this kind of painting. It gets one out of thinking so much. It gets one out of so much detail. Well, I’m interested to see what will happen next. I have absolutely no idea!!
I made so many typos last post, it was truly embarrassing. I hope never to do that again.
Hi There! Since in my last post, I presented what would better have been described as a succession of paintings, rather than a progression. This week, I’ll show you a real painting progression.
Because many of my paintings are from imagination, it can take me a while to sort out exactly what I want it to be. This sequence shows the evolution of this painting. In my last post, I thought I was finished – maybe, but this painting has now been sitting for a while and I feel no need or desire to change it. Be sure to read to the very bottom – there’s a surprise!!
Grapes and Swirled Foliage 12×12 Oil Painting by Winifred
Below – the very the beginning. When I started I was thinking hydrangeas.
Below – just a little more development.
Below – Abstract hydrangeas. It’s apparent I was thinking flowers in the beginning. I thought grapes! Interesting, but I kept painting!
Below, the evolution into grapes – but not grapes I loved…
Previous post – but I felt even at that time, it wasn’t finished
– so, I kept painting! The colors are luscious, the movement is good but as I kept looking at it – it just wasn’t quite there.
Grapes and Swirled Foliage 12×12 Oil Painting by Winifred
Finally, I FINISHED!! This is the final version – same as the top image. I repeat this image so as to have the progression in order. There’s a pretty big change, from beginning to end. I enjoy painting grapes – the colors and the way light moves through them. I try not to like paintings like this – even my on – I’m not sure why but I guess I do like it – if I create it. HA!
My other news – I have a WORM BIN! I’m excited! I’ve had it for 3 weeks now. I love the little Red Wigglers – all 1500 of them! Why? – I hear you ask – because I want worm castings for my summer containers. Worm castings are pretty amazing for enhancing the growth of food and flowers. They’re in my studio. I won’t say more now. I’ll create a different post soon and tell you all about them. We have names we’ll need to pick out! Just kidding! Bye for now and thank you for following me.
There are so many ways to paint hydrangeas and hydrangea still lifes. I’ve tried quite a few. They are challenging with all the little cluster petals. There are those who paint the little 4 petal clusters all over.
Pink and Blue Hydrangeas Oil Painting 11×14 – by Winifred
That’s more detail than actually interest me. I like the painting above but find it a bit too “sweet” and whimsical for my preference though I painted it!.
Roses and Daisies 9×12 Impasto Oil Painting on Panel by Winifred
I wanted you to see I can paint other than sunflowers. I picked these flowers from my garden. The rose is a carpet rose, in case you know them. They’re not fussy! They will grow in almost any soil and with minimum care. They only want sun. Given that, they flourish. There are several hundred blooms during late June and July and a new flourish of these flowers in late August and September. Combining a few stems of the roses with fresh daisies made a lovely casual bouquet. I very often paint from photographs. This time I had both the fresh bouquet and a photograph to draw upon.
A Single Red Rose 8×10 oil painting on linen covered panel by Winifred
It’s been an enjoyable couple of weeks painting roses, which started with this one. The texture of the linen and the impressionist brushstrokes combine beautifully, I think, with the smoother impasto of the single red rose. I will switch to pink roses next time. The new painting has been designed – and awaits my attention. It will be a larger painting – probably 16×20. Today, I cleaned and reorganized my studio and I’m ready to go. I hope you enjoy the roses. Winifred
Sunflowers and Blood Oranges 20 x 24 Oil Painting by Winifred
In my last post I shared the initial paint sketch, for the above painting I had in mind. It was part of a process which really makes a positive difference, though I rarely follow it. A large sketch – about 11×14 was created, followed by the small painting to test color and design (see previous post). The test painting was a long and skinny. I then did a vine charcoal sketch on my 20x 30 inch panel. This required altering the aspect ratio from the small test painting, but knew I could manage this. The idea was not to make the final painting identical to the small painting. I painted the full 20 x 30 painting, which I like, but have decided to crop it to 20×24. Both versions work but the cropped is just a little more impactful. This is my largest painting to date. I will be creating more. Hope you enjoy. Thank you, Winifred
Sunflowers with Oranges 5×12 Oil Painting – by Winifred
My Venice paintings were rather complex – not to say, sunflowers are not challenging, but painting them brings a smile. The above oil painting was particularly enjoyable and was created from imagination. I created quite a lot of paintings from imagination when I painted digitally. I felt I had less to risk if I screwed up. I could throw away a layer – only part of the image, and make corrections. I feel great joy when I look at the above painting, which hopefully means I’ll create more.
Sunflowers in Red Vase -8×10 Oil Painting – by Winifred
Golden Sunflowers – 9×12 oil painting by Winifred
9×12 Impasto Oil Painting of Sunflowers – by Winifred
It was two years ago when I visited Venice with a friend from New York. I have now completed a 6 painting series of “Venice at Night”, primarily in the rain. I most enjoy creating figurative paintings which you can feel and which tell stories. I think I have a few such paintings here. During the process, I got to experience the magic of Venice again.
Venice in the Rain 16×20 Oil Painting Panel – by WinifredTwo Women Walking in the Rain in Venice – 12×16 Oil Painting on Panel by Winifred WhitfieldLady with Umbrella and Others 16×20 on Linen Panel by WinifredWindow Shopping at Night in Venice – 16×20 Oil Painting on Panel by Winifred WhitfieldLady in Rain in Venice at night. 12×16 Oil Painting on Panel by Winifred Whitfield
To complete the series, I include below the first painting I started with – previously posted. The location is Murano, Italy and during the day.
Weather in Murano 12×16 Oil Painting by Winifred
I hope you enjoy these images. Soon I will commence images of the canals and Gondolas.
It’s been a while – once again, so I’m going to catch you up. There are several more but you’ll see them later.
Weather in Murano 12×16 Oil Painting by WinifredTurquoise Pitcher and Citrus – 9×12 Oil Painting by WinifredHydrangeas and Daisies 11×14 Oil Painting by Winifred WhitfieldVintage Pitcher 12×16 Oil Painting by Winifred WhitfieldBowl with Two Apples 9×12 Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield
