A walk through an artistic obsession – the study of the rose. Time and patience are the main requirements, so this was a good one to pick up during the Christmas break.
I scrubbed back an earlier start of some lovely mop headed roses to give a base of mid tones. This worked really well so I thought others might like to see how the painting was built up.
I like the softer stage (about No 4) best as it is closest to the true colour of the roses. But as this is a study I wanted to glaze through with more colour and get a richer final tone.
Chas Spain 
I love number 5, but the deeper colors do add a lot of depth and interest. Lovely study. 🙂
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Thanks Elizabeth – I hope you had a lovely Easter – thanks for commenting – most appreciated to have people come by.
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I’d love 4 most if the rose and bud at the back were done to the same degree as the foreground. Of course, each of 4 to 8 is really a different artwork.
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Thanks so much Mike – lovely of you to comment
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Stage five had a generous warm feel to it. The later stages added sharpness and amazing detail, but lost some of that lovely warmth, but I’m being very picky. I couldn’t complete stage 1.
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Thanks Hilary. I agree I went a bit too far adding definition! But when you’re out in the shed for a while it all gets a bit meditative … maybe obsessive.
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I am torn between 5 and 6 but it is fascinating to see the different stages. You probably don’t realise how gifted you are.
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Hi Andrew – thanks – you are so very kind every time you comment.
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