2 - Realistic Rose

[bmquirk7895]

Just finished my realistic rose.  Never thought I could finish it, but I pressed on.  I had a lot of fun.   

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[dennis]

 

[njnjgirl]

Beautifully done!

[Belma]

wow gorgeous.  congratulations you are doing very well.  This is one of the lessons that is on my to-do list. I shouldn't postpone any more.

[Bill76434]

  love your green leaves

[nolan]

Wow Bob, this is one of the best rose paintings so far

Looking forward to seeing more of your work

[bmquirk7895]

Thanks so much for the compliments!  My new goal is to someday learn how to do a painting from scratch and pick the colors correctly.  Right now I just need to keep learning all this great information on the videos and chat boards.  I am going to try the blue and gold macaw next and then on to the dogs.  If that doesn't work out, then I'll go back to the garden for a while. 

[nolan]

sounds good

It won't take you long to do your own artworks

[Val]

Brilliant job on the rose Bob. When this lesson first came out, actually made me want to have a go at oils again!     Love the delicacy, and you did great job with the  background. 

[dennis]

You can do all your gardening on the paper or canvas with a paintbrush instead of a spade 

[Elizabeth]

Absolutely fantastic! 

[BarryC]

Finished. Just starting with oils.This is my third piece. Great class by Nolan, as always.
 
I think more contrast, like making the reds darker will help.

When this dries, I will redo the background so the brush marks will be gone.

Critiques are greatly welcomed!

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[Aniz Oniro]

You did great job   
I would add more contrast shading on petles

[nolan]

Great job Barry

You are off to a good start to your oil painting journey.

I feel you can still some of the more subtle red / pink colours to the petal edges

[njnjgirl]

Great job.  You are doing very well.