Peach. Roses and Copper (lesson 5 Liz Robbins)

I got to work on this again and I am calling it done. I fixed the stuff that was bothering me--and I see stuff I could fix but I don't think I will. (maybe I will but trying not to be so tight) We will see if it's a new me--lol. I did like doing this painting. Happy painting all.

Peach Roses w/Copper (5th lesson with Elizabeth Robbins)

I was home today cause of the weather--snow with ice under it---bad conditions--so I did not go to work.  I painted our 5th lesson---I think there is only one more till next year.  I am going to miss the lessons--they are such a joy to watch and I do over and over and over.
This of course is not done--I have so much to fix...my copper and brass vase needs to be corrected---it's out of whack. Also-the table is uneven, the grapes grew--the rose on the table looks strange. And how in the heck did white rose on the right  get sooooo big?
What's strange is that I was going to do a green background but it turned out a dark lavender---weird.  well Happy Painting!

Elizabeth Robbins 4th "E" lesson. Flow Blue & Roses

I worked more on this and I am calling this done--this little painting was harder than I thought--. Someone said you struggle before a leap in your painting ability--I hope so,. It could be that or I just need to paint more! lol  happy painting!

2nd pass on the 4th lesson

I worked again on this today. This simple little painting is hard for me--the pot is getting there, not done --and I am starting to like the middle rose better for the moment. I was going to keep painting but started feeling a little sick--taking a break till I feel better

Liz Robbins 4th class-- Flow blue & roses (first block-in)

                                                                                                   At this point (1st) block-in --I am always discouraged--I feel I can't paint--blah-blah...I hope I will have heart to try again but you never know. sigh....(I need to pray for help for sure) Happy painting, everyone :-)

Rose painting continued--3rd Liz Robbins on line class

I worked all day on this and redid everything. I oiled the dry painting like she shows us, but my stuff I used was old and had chunks in it . I scraped the chunks off and went ahead and brushed it on my painting.....It left a lot of lint-line stuff all over the painting. I wiped it off right away but it still had like dust particles all over it.  I tried to get  it off but didn't get all of it---sigh....anyway I used another oil--it didn't seem to let the paint flow--everything felt tacky. I just pushed myself to deal with it and repainted the whole painting. I feel it is not the worst painting I have ever done but certainly not the best.  This was very hard for me --the paint did not move for me as usual but this is the best I can do at this time. I do think it is better than my first try-I think I will post -oh well, Happy Painting!

Yellow Roses (Liz Robbins 3rd on-line lesson)

This of course is not done....I , again did not use the right size canvas and the flowers kinda grew and I almost did not have enough room.  The lesson was about looking at shapes--not a rose or petals but the shapes of dark and light and warm and cool and it boggled my mind.  I think I made it harder then it needed to be.  I do that sometimes when I try to hard....I painted this while we had our first blizzard of the year.  Church was canceled and I painted Sunday and again today (Monday) as I didn't;t go to work because of the slick streets.
I tried to work on it today and the paint was not dry but tacky--not the best conditions for painting. I overworked and just was trying to get it done.  I hurried and posted it on instagram and also on the closed group that we have for all of us who take the on-line course.  I left the posting stay for about 10 minutes and then pulled them off as I knew I need to work more on the painting,  The blue flowers look so gray in the photo--I do not like the gray color.
Anyway, I'm glad I decided to work more on this painting--I think I can make it better---I hope...
Happy painting!