I did a few paintings of roses this week. It was tricky to try to get the thin and delicate quality of the petals. I used a soft bristle crisp-edged flat brush to get the edges. When I caught the edge just right it gave a thinness to the petal that I was hoping for. I stopped before I could overwork them. I learned a bit with these. Flowers can take a lifetime to master. I really liked doing them on the long skinny canvases. (4"x12")
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I've also somehow found myself painting roses quite often these past couple of weeks. And I agree one of those flat, crisp brushes (I bought my bigger ones for the Carolyn Anderson workshop) work great for rose petals.
Your cactus paintings are wonderful and I'm stealing some of your studio storage ideas!
Steal away! It is always an endless quest to organize all the art stuff that we accumulate! I do like those fabric bins for throwing things in..out of sight and vaguely organized!
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