Linda's Roses 16x20

This was a rainy, stormy Sunday--therefore a perfect day to paint. This may be done--as always I want to live with it a while. Notice I did what I said I was going to do--the exception was I was going to darken the background on the right, but actually lightened the background on the left and I like it--it has "air around it now. I love the little unopened yellow rose--it did what I wanted it to do--it balances the composition  as I was hoping.  I hope you will look at all the steps i posted on this painting and see how in each step, the painting got more refined---just as i wanted it to do,  Hope your Sunday was as fun as mine was!

Linda's Roses (again)

Since the last post--I had a little accident--the painting fell into my palette--and yes, it fell jelly side down and it did get on the painting  --I screamed but it was fixable.i reworked  several of the roses, added more leaves--worked on the big vase . I am going to add another yellow rose on the left side--i think that side needs some yellow. I also want to darken the right side background a little. hope your Saturday was good and your Sunday even better! Happy Painting!

con't Lindas' Roses

I'm getting closer--I decided I wanted the large container  to be glass--i think i like that better--it was too "heavy" being so dark boring brown--i got the first layer on the roses on the left--they will still change but everything is getting closer. I reworked the roses on the right--I think you can see what i changed if you look at the earlier posting--I added the baby's breath &  I repainted the smaller container and I like it better--it always helps to get the background filled in--it may change also--but this is getting closer to what my vision was.
Happy Painting
Easter is tomorrow--blessings to all on that most Holy day!

Lindas' Roses

Here is a little more progress---i want to get more roses done and the work on the background and foreground before I work more on the containers. The 2 blue roses among the yellow aren't done---they look more blue-lavender in real life. I am not near being done with anything in this painting yet, it is too soon. I almost always have to get everything covered in this step before the magic comes in the next step (i hope i hope!!!)
I just commented on a friends post about this so I am coping it here:
I have to get everything covered then I always believe the magic will come with a few fixes here and there--(sometime it's alot of fixes) But I have to see whats wrong in stages. (does this make any sense at all?)

Lindas' Roses 16x20

Here I go... This is a commissioned painting. Requested were Yellow roses and Blue (lavender) roses and babies breath (will be added). As always this is the first of the ugly stages. Linda, don't panic--Lol --it will take awhile, but it will get better--this stage is where I figure out my colors and my shapes. I think the big container may be a copper vessel--but not sure at this point. There will be several stages to this, I am sure!
Happy Painting, everyone!