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Girl with Her Rocks Oil Painting 9×9 by Winifred<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I’d prepared 16×20 linen panel to paint next. My subject matter would be a little girl at the edge of a lake sitting amongst rocks. I thought it might be a good idea to create a smaller painting to work out the colors and design. This is the initial painting for what will likely be a larger painting. This painting was created on a very textured panel which was great in some ways and challenging in others. A linen covered panel would give the painting a different look. Not positive the larger panel will ever happen – but maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below: While trying to include more portraits and figurative paintings back into my work – I just can’t leave my florals. I find them relaxing and expressive in a different way. Below, I explored a different color palette and painting style which evolved during the course of this painting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colorful Roses Oil on Panel 12×12 by Winifred<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As usual, I didn’t know what this painting would become when I started. It was to be a quick playtime painting. It started very simply, using the shapes and flower placement from a photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below: The next day, I rejected the flower design and I could only look at it and think “so what”. I took it back into the studio. I also didn’t care for the stack of three flowers, top to bottom on the right nor the squeezed in look of the small flower left\/adjacent the 3 right stacked flowers. The foliage wasn’t what I wanted either. I might have toss or wipe down this painting panel but sometimes I challenge myself to resolve the problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above: This is also a much paler looking painting than is normal for me. Though I find the color palette attractive, I am uncomfortable\/bored – particularly with the light background . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below: In my next draft. I altered the flower placement and added color and expressive strokes. I found the new colors interesting – I enjoyed the expressive strokes but not the color or strokes on the left. “What is that”? Still I’m in the playful and experimental mode – a very important place to spend time and effort. Overall, this draft remained unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below, the “maybe” final painting with many concerns resolved. I enjoy the background’s broken colors and impressionist strokes. There are small things I may still alter a bit but I can look at this painting now without “grimacing”. Hope you enjoyed this little journey. Winifred<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colorful Roses Oil on Panel 12×12 by Winifred<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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