"Purple Roses" 8" x 10" Oil Painting

"Purple Roses"
8" x 10" Oil on Linen Panel

This is a small study I did of some roses with an unusual color that my husband came home with.  I worked with a pallette of three colors of Dioxazine Purple, Cad Orange, and Phthalo Green

Cloudy Day Dahlia --6" x 8" oil on board

This is a 6 x 8" oil on board of a Dahlia from my garden. When I look at this finished painting I'm struck by my use of all of the grays. It has been cloudy and rainey for days on end, which has been keeping me from painting outside. This is why I went out and picked the flower and brought it in. Subconciously I also painted the cloudy gray days. I do hope they end soon.


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