I am going to post an extra post just because I need some feedback on these abstract/loose roses that I had painted yesterday. It was very enjoyable but at first I wasn’t sure about it until the creativity side of my brain kicked in…I love my right brain!
The background does not appear so blotchy, keep that in mind and it is about 20=30% darker….it makes the roses pop. That blue in the center of the rose is not as blotchy or vivid as it appears in the photo.
My thing is the center of the rose has hardly any shape but I love the over-all feeling to the painting and the fact that I tapped into the creativity side on the last half of the experience says a lot. I want to get on that side of the painting experience more and more.
Any suggestions? Should I leave this as is and call it good (or bad)? Does a rose have to look like a rose to be acceptable? is this an abstract? give it to me, don’t be shy.
Leave it as is and call it gorgeous, Margaret! It looks like a rose. It’s more than acceptable. It’s sensational! Do more of these!
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oh cool! thank you for your feedback! much appreciated 🙂
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I would love to have that “looseness” when I paint flowers. Mine just end up looking like blobs of color 😦 Yours are so graceful and soft. To me, that’s real artistry.
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Thank you Judith…..it was magical once my right brain took over, so cool…..I need to tap into that more often.
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I hope someday I learn how to do that, too. 🙂
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you will, just keep at it 🙂
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this got an instant ‘wow’ from me. The flowers are luminous. And they totally read as roses.
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Man…..I am so glad that I posted this now before I touched it, sometimes it is difficult to have the eyes to discern correctly. This is so helpful. 🙂
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These are beautiful. The painting is finished
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thank you David!
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Leave it – it’s just a loose, blowsy rose and perfect as it is! 🙂
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Thank you! yes, leave it alone….got it and I know it now, it helps to hear from others. I couldn’t dial it in until now. 🙂
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That is absolutely a rose. Walk away from the rose. Looks great.
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I like that….walk away from the rose! thank you 🙂
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It probably would have had more punch had I said…”Ma’am, step away from the rose.”
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lol! yep….I like that! I can also see John Wayne saying that to me. 😉
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Hello Margaret.
Experience of creating art is more important than the outcome.
This is unique effect !
Aleks.
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exactly! thank you!
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You should not leave it as it is and call it bad. You should sign it, frame it and call it awesome.
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now that was pure poetry 😀 thank you!
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Leave it! So pretty!! Love this Margaret!! 😍
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thank you Charlie….without you all and your eyes, I would have no idea 🙂
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Yeah…listen to us!! Hehe
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You bet I will! 🙂
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It is beautiful and clearly a rose, Margaret. I like it just the way it is!
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Echoing all the others – it’s beautiful and needs nothing further! It has luminous colour, lots of texture and granulation, and clearly suggests a rose. Unless you’re going for a botanical study, this is how I like my watercolour roses – loose and romantic, which is the essence of a rose after all!
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thank you Vicki….I think it was that perfectionist in me thinking otherwise even though I prefer loose and romantic.
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I looked at it again and i think the colors and the brush strokes are awesome… just beautiful!!! I think it is perfect and i would like to see how it looks in real.
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yep, I decided to leave it alone and frame it, not often do I want to frame a painting. 🙂
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It deserves a frame!!! 🙂
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They look great, nice atmospheric quality! If you do more of them a sharp edge here and there as an accent could be nice too.
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thank you!
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I like it just the way it is. I would call it semi abstract.
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thank you! yes, semi-abstract….that’s what I thought.
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Just requested getting your blog..you are inspiring and talented!
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thank you! 🙂
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