Friday, June 10, 2016

luminescent pastel tea roses

Hi there! So happy the weekend is here! I've been practicing my rose painting skills. I keep reminding myself that several of my favorite floral artists not only studied art in college but they have also been painting for years. Gary Jenkins has more than 40 years under his belt! He's not only a wealth of knowledge, inspiration but he's also an amazing teacher. I referred to one of The Beauty of Oil Painting books by Gary Jenkins as I painted these luminescent pastel tea roses:
I REALLY struggled painting the pink rose. I think I started over 5 or 6 times. One of the great properties of working with oil paints is that if you are not happy with your work, a little turpenoid will erase it right off your surface! :)
The base background was painted using acrylics and all the rest was painted using oils on a 12" x 12" gessoed art board:


For color inspiration, I joined along with the current Scrap Africa Mood Board Challenge:
I'm also linking this to this week's Paint Party Friday post:
Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)
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31 comments:

  1. Valerie-JaelJune 10, 2016 at 10:07 PM

    Your roses are wonderful!Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

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  2. UnknownJune 11, 2016 at 3:28 AM

    The ARE luminescent! Amazing! I just went to an exhibition in Munich. The artist was Sorolla "Master of light" they call him. Your roses remind me of his wonderful art.
    Michelle aka MiSchra #50 at PPF

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  3. Patty O'MalleyJune 11, 2016 at 6:34 AM

    Oh, Mona! I think this is favorite painting of your's! Absolutely beautiful! You should sell some of your work.

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  4. Marjan June 11, 2016 at 6:55 AM

    So very pretty and lovely! Beautiful colors too and I love your "light touch", hope you understand what I mean. There's a kind of delicacy about it.

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  5. GigglesJune 11, 2016 at 6:56 AM

    Such heavenly paintings come from your hands...wow brilliant work! Who wouldn't want to stare at that all day long! Love the two colours together...that buttery yellow is stunning with the pink!

    Hugs Giggles

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  6. LisaJune 11, 2016 at 6:57 AM

    Absolutely stunning, Mona!! I love the soft colors!! The leaves look amazing, too!! Gorgeous!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  7. Linda KunsmanJune 11, 2016 at 9:11 AM

    breathtaking Mona! The strokes done so softly in the various shades really shows the delicateness of the petals-must be the oils and I have only ever used acrylic paints. Happy PPF and happy weekend too!

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  8. JulieJune 11, 2016 at 9:40 AM

    Absolutely stunning, Mona! These colors are incredible!

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  9. minnemieJune 11, 2016 at 10:12 AM

    Really well done!!

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  10. MirnaJune 11, 2016 at 12:05 PM

    Wow, Mona, your roses are absolutely divine!

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  11. Astrid MacleanJune 11, 2016 at 2:11 PM

    These roses are so delicate and pretty, stunning work again!!

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  12. GretaJune 11, 2016 at 2:44 PM

    I sure can't tell you struggled, Mona--gorgeous finished project!

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  13. Petra SwartJune 12, 2016 at 6:17 AM

    Absolutely amazing, Mona!!!! Your pink rose turned out perfectly in the end!!!! This is such a fabulous painting - I LOVE it!!!! TFS.
    Have a great Sunday!!!!

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  14. Lisa EltonJune 12, 2016 at 7:55 PM

    Oh how dreamy Mona, I love this one!!

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  15. Cheryl W.June 12, 2016 at 9:18 PM

    I had no idea you could paint with oils and acrylics on the same surface. Your roses are iridescently lovely!

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  16. Val-BelleJune 13, 2016 at 12:24 AM

    I think you have done a great job here. I don't really know much about painting although I have done some years ago...I think flowers are really difficult to do and I think you nailed it. I love this one and roses are my faves.

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  17. FionaJune 13, 2016 at 2:06 AM

    Stunning use of colour! Really does look luminescent! How do you do that?

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  18. SamraJune 13, 2016 at 4:55 AM

    Oh my gosh! This is stunning! Love the colors and such a wonderful feeling or lightness...Absolutely breathtaking!
    Hugs
    Samra
    Paper Talk with Samra

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  19. FallingladiesJune 17, 2016 at 4:38 AM

    wow, wow, so beautiful! congrats on the feature this week on PPF!

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  20. NeesieJune 17, 2016 at 5:13 AM

    Beautiful and so delicate Mona, just perfect.
    I've never used oils paints before, but your work is so inspiring that I might have a dabble. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on being featured. Happy PPF to you

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  21. FayeJune 17, 2016 at 7:59 AM

    Mona, your roses are exquisite! I used to paint in oils and the fact that you can so easily change things made it a joy.

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  22. AnonymousJune 17, 2016 at 8:43 AM

    Lovely images (I browsed on other pages too) and love that you have a foot in science and art -- me too!

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  23. Granny AnnieJune 17, 2016 at 2:37 PM

    They are very sweet and delicate. Your talent shows through.


    EAGHL
    http://trigra.blogspotlcom

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  24. Gillena CoxJune 18, 2016 at 4:05 AM

    These roses are so delicate, luv the detail brush strokes

    much love...

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  25. Irene RafaelJune 18, 2016 at 8:58 AM

    Lovely roses! Thank you for sharing your process.

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  26. Teresa M. ArsenaultJune 23, 2016 at 5:35 AM

    OMGosh this is so beautiful it takes my breath away. congrats on being featured at PPF.

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  27. ewelinkagJune 25, 2016 at 12:30 PM

    Beautiful roses. Thank you for joining us at Scrap Africa.

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  28. ArantzazuJune 26, 2016 at 11:33 AM

    wow Mona!!!
    love it!! completely sublime!!!
    thanks for playing with us at Scrap Africa!!!

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  29. Denise van DeventerJune 30, 2016 at 3:00 AM

    Wow...it's sooo beautiful Mona! Your work is always stunning! ;-) Thanks so much for playing along with us at Scrap Africa! ;-)

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  30. Mary TzallaJuly 1, 2016 at 2:44 PM

    I always love your work, Mona, but this one is just so amazing that i can't stop looking at it!!! Realy love it!!! Thank you for joining us at Scrap Africa!!!

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  31. asica.pJuly 4, 2016 at 12:25 PM

    omg! lovely! Thank you for joining us at Scrap Africa!!!

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