Big pink garden rose

One of the pictures I've taken this summer was of a garden rose. The flower felt over the top with many pink petals, never seen as many on a rose before. Thought I give it a try, and painted it big on paper, trying to keep it simple and fresh.

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I went back to the clouds reflection on this one. The one closest to me (the love of my life), are not so happy with that, don't appreciate gray as a color.
Me, I love it, I think it gives it a mood,and I think it gives it an edge that I like.

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I was in trouble with this one. I did one of the flowers as a fully open flower, and it looked like crap, I decided to do the ones I like most, the early stages when it is starting to open.

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Finally it caught up with me, haven't had a sick day for ages, and one day into my 4 week vacation, I got a cold. I have painted some today, but am not loving it as much as usual. Thought I post the first painting, where I paint big, big brushes too, keeping it fresh, not doodling with details etc.
Well, I try to work on my week side.
I have a blast.

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The Iris painting is part of the new direction I am working in right now, but before I post those, I thought I post the painting got pushed away to show another newer one... so here it is....

Yellow Iris 1

I was taking some pictures of flowers in the park a few weeks ago, some inspired me a lot. One made it to a painting, and also fit "The Outside Your Window Challenge".
The Iris flowers are beautiful, but are complex and over the top too.
Working big, I chose to simplify it, but still show a lot of details.

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Well 11 doesn't come after 9, but there is not any rule that say one have to post them in order right?
I did this one as a test, partly to try working on "Canvas Board-MDF", partly to go with the flow and put up smaller paintings too. Not sure I will end up with 6" x 6", but at least it's small enough to be more affordable. Will test putting it up on the DPW auctions.

This is also the first one that I really let loose and still got control, a step in the right direction I think, well I have a lot of fun at least.

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Went further into the world of purple with this one... like the warm feeling

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I am more and more fond of purples..... which can be seen in my paintings....
this is a simple composition that I tried to get some tension with the angle of some of the leaves.

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I thought I take these kind of paintings to the bigger format, in a more complex setting. I am very pleased with it, the simplicity and the colors.

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I am actually on number 13 right now, but can't put all up, what happens if I take a break from painting, it is after all only 6 days until I have a 4 weeks holiday. Well, my plans is to paint even more, so I will probably get enough to keep my blog running.

PS... I had a blast with number 12 and 13, I have so much fun right now.

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Another of those simplified water liles. Right now I am torned between painting smaller and painting bigger. Not sure my style of painting and my bad eye sight is suited for those really small paintings I see, like 6" x 6 ", think I will take one step at the time and see where it ends. Will still paint big too though. Helps me let loose.

Fire tools

This is my 3rd attempt on "the Balance challenge".

Soft things

My 2nd attempt on this weeks challenge on the DPW homepage, the Balance challenge.
I went big on this one. Since I started to paint on quality acrylic paper the paintings have been smaller than I painted on framed canvases. I damp papers and stretch them on MDF boards (correct term?). Now I have bought bigger MDFs, so now I can go up in size. Don't like to paint too small, want to go away and look at a painting from a distance and reflect over it's future.

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Played with the idea to do several small paintings and put them together ... again.
But this time I decided to paint them together, which was harder since I couldn't fail with one, because then it would ruin the others too.

But at least it is easier to hang them. =)