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Mona Pendleton | Thursday, March 17, 2016 @ 12:08 PM | Gary Jenkins , Oil Painting , Roses

Happy St. Patrick's to all who celebrate! As the saying goes, everyone's Irish on St. Patty's Day :) Today I have a 12" x 12" gessoed art board to share featuring several white roses Gary Jenkins style. I wanted to paint white roses and Gary's Rose Elegance video tutorial was great inspiration for the dramatic black background.

All the artists who inspire me all emphasize the same thing: practice, practice, study and practice some more! I reworked the two larger on this painting at least four times which means I painted them, erased them with turpenoid and started all over x 4! I'm still not satisfied but I feel as though I need to move on and visit white roses another day ;)

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the current ColourQ colour challenge. My paints are obviously not Stampin' Up inks but I've mixed up a variety of colors on my palette to try to get as close to the inspiration photo as possible.

I'm also linking this to Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day/evening!
Be Sweet ;)

26 Sweet Comments So Far:

Samra 1 said...: Stunning work Mona!!! The flowers look so real, especially those pretty green leafs. Just gorgeous!!!
Have a fabulous day my dear!
Hugs
Samra
Paper Talk with Samra; Reply March 17, 2016 at 12:40 PM
Unknown 2 said...: I love those white roses even more than the pink ones you've made, fantastic! The dark background works so well with them, extremely well.; Reply March 17, 2016 at 2:14 PM
Kim 3 said...: This is GORGEOUS!!!! It looks so real.; Reply March 17, 2016 at 2:35 PM
Lucy Edmondson 4 said...: This is absolutely exquisite,

Lucy x; Reply March 17, 2016 at 3:52 PM
SewPaperPaint 5 said...: WOW! What a gorgeous color combo, Mona! Happy St. Patty's to you too! <3; Reply March 17, 2016 at 4:03 PM
Greta 6 said...: Breathtakingly gorgeous, Mona! I don't know what you're not satisfied with as this is one of my favorites so far! Happy St Pat's to you!; Reply March 17, 2016 at 4:58 PM
Lisa Elton 7 said...: They look divine to me Mona!! Love the little buds along the top. Thanks for joining us at ColourQ!; Reply March 17, 2016 at 5:51 PM
Cheryl W. 8 said...: I think your roses are stunning! Love that dark background. It really focuses the eye on the flowers.; Reply March 17, 2016 at 8:48 PM
Val-Belle 9 said...: Stunning art... love your painting. Happy St Paddy's day too :D; Reply March 18, 2016 at 3:31 AM
mamablitger 10 said...: AMAZING !!! Wauw... I'm truly impressed ! You managed to make these flowers and leaves so genuine. They look like real flowers. You keep on improving your painting skills ( allthough I do miss your mixed media art...sigh...lol )..
You are so creative and very talented. It's such a pleasure to follow your blog. Thank you for sharing your fabulous ART.
I wish you a wonderful weekend.
Hugs from Monica... Spain; Reply March 18, 2016 at 4:52 AM
Sherrie K. 11 said...: WOW!!!! This is just stunning! I love the flowers, they really do look real! Seriously 4x's, wow....your work is amazing and don't be so hard on yourself! Incredible job!
Sherrie K; Reply March 18, 2016 at 7:50 AM
Lisa 12 said...: Oh wow, Mona, the roses look amazing!! They look like you could just pluck them off and stick them in a vase!! The dimension is spectacular!! I love, love them!! Wow!! Stunning!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts; Reply March 18, 2016 at 2:57 PM
Sue Lelli 13 said...: LOVE your brush strokes! Your flowers look so REAL! Happy St Patty's Day!; Reply March 18, 2016 at 3:32 PM
Patty O'Malley 14 said...: I think this is beautiful!; Reply March 18, 2016 at 3:37 PM
Susan Lankford 15 said...: Oh, these are yummy...so soft and beautifully detailed!; Reply March 18, 2016 at 8:30 PM
Pamellia 16 said...: Gorgeous Mona! Happy St Patrick's Day! hugs :); Reply March 19, 2016 at 3:36 AM
Joyce 17 said...: Wow, Mona. This is stunning. A masterpiece. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at ColourQ.; Reply March 19, 2016 at 8:55 AM
Ros Crawford 18 said...: Oh this has to be one of my favourites!! It's stunning! LOVE the colours!; Reply March 20, 2016 at 3:24 AM
FiestyCrafter (Tina) 19 said...: This is stunning! You are being too hard on yourself :o); Reply March 20, 2016 at 5:12 AM
Nancy Penir 20 said...: Ummm, Wow! Just wow!; Reply March 20, 2016 at 7:04 AM
Petra Swart 21 said...: I would have needed 40 attempts and would still end up with a mess, Mona!!!! Your roses look fabulous and are wonderful against the black bg!!!! And all the lovely bright greens have your white roses really shine!!! WOW, Mona, it is so, so, sooooooo beautiful!!!! TFS
Have a great day!!!!; Reply March 20, 2016 at 11:08 AM
Davi 22 said...: Mona you did a beautiful job on the white roses! I love them against the black background! You are doing a fantastic job :); Reply March 20, 2016 at 2:15 PM
Sylvia 23 said...: Mona, your art work is progressing, love your roses and this canvas...bet you are loving this one! Thanks for playing with us at the colourQ.; Reply March 21, 2016 at 5:44 AM
stampingbowd 24 said...: Wow! Mona your artwork is stunning! Gorgeous piece!; Reply March 21, 2016 at 8:11 AM
Birgit 25 said...: This is simply beautiful!! You have a great talent to catch the delicacy of this flower with your brush strokes and subtle paint techniques-I love it!; Reply March 21, 2016 at 11:31 AM
GabrielleH 26 said...: My jaw just dropped, Mona! What incredible talent you have! Absolutely stunning artwork! Oh my!!!; Reply March 26, 2016 at 2:23 AM