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Copper and Brass 12 x 16 Still Life Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I didn’t do a new painting this week. I continued to work on a previous painting or was otherwise busy. So, I decided allow you to view a previous painting from my past. I think i painted this in 2018 before I started this blog about seven months <\/strong>after I began oil painting. It is relatively large at 12×16. For sure it’s not perfect but I’m surprised I would actually tackle this level of complexity so early. I did this quite a lot in the beginning. I set up still lifes regularly, photographed them and painted. I played with paint mixtures I mixed and modified oil paint, I made panels to paint on. I was so driven. In this painting the challenge was to paint metals, drapes and fruit. When I look at this painting, I am pleased, but I still find painting roses more difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, I put in more time on the painting I posted last week. This is the latest version.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Garden Flowers in Green Vase Redo – 11×14 Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There are so many ways a painting can be expressed. Sometimes, it takes a while for ones vision to evolve. When I posted last week, I had no intention of painting more or differently. However, the next day, when I viewed the painting I decided to put it back on my easel. I didn’t have a full game plan but I wanted “more”. For the most part I just viewed and reacted. I started to use thicker paint, more color and made some adjustments to the values. I added foliage and repainted and smoothed much of the background. I’ll add the original below to make this easier for you. At first it was fine – overnight it wasn’t!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yellow Roses, Daisies, Petunias Oil Painting 11×14 by Winifred Whitfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

The greatest difference is in the vibrancy of the flowers and the thickness of the paint. Flowers don’t have to be vibrant. They can be subdued. In fact the flowers I was panting weren’t so colorful but I am happier with them now. Overall, the redo is less tentative and I’m glad I did the additional work. Thank you for looking and have a great weekend. Winifred<\/p>\n

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