“Roses in a blue vase.”
Back home from Iceland for a week now, but the cool and cloudy weather that followed us is still here. Hence, no chance for plein air painting. Instead, I painted a landscape from a photo I took in Iceland, with the Strokkur geyser. Quite pleased with the result.
For the weekly challenge, I have chosen to do another still life, mainly because I haven’t done many lately and the subject matter flowers, what else? There are some beautiful roses in my garden, so we picked a few and put them in the same small blue vase I already used few times before.
I did the painting alla prima, over few sessions and few hours (half a day). Used a relatively reduced palette, with two blues (teal and cobalt), a touch of a third blue (ultramarine), yellow ochre, two more yellows, two reds, asphaltum and white – I used the white from Caran d’ache brand, with safflower oil, the one I bought in Iceland. I haven’t used any medium, just some turps to thon the paint.
So, here it is:
“Roses in a blue vase.”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”)
