Roses Spark the Love in Your Heart

 

9x8.25in. oil on Trekell wood panel - click to purchase here

A while ago I picked up these cute heart-shaped wood panels from Trekell. Picking up a bouquet of roses from Target, I just knew that they had to be the subject of this painting. This heart is part 2 out of 4 of my heart-shaped painting series. The final two will be sunflowers, just because I love sunflowers. While I was setting up the composition for the My Heart is a Bouquet of Roses, I played around with different compositions. This one features more baby's breath and overall more roses, too. While I do prefer My Heart is a Bouquet of Roses, I still had a lot of fun painting this challenging composition. 

White Rose Study

 

4x4in. oil on canvas - sold

Followed along to a Paint Coach Patreon tutorial. I highly recommend checking him out on YouTube. I wanted to practice flowers because I wanted to continue to develop my skills in painting flowers. I will admit the whites were very challenging, but Chris really helps you break down the colors that are hidden in the whites, creating a much more dynamic painting. I really liked putting the flower against the dark background because I feel like it really helps the painting pop.

Sunflowers & Roses

7x5in. oil on canvas panel - click to purchase prints here

Valentine's Day is a big celebration in my house due to my birthday being the following day. My husband always gets me a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and I wanted to try my hand at my first-ever still life set up painting session! It was really difficult but it's such an important exercise. Excited to do more of these! 6/52