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  • January 14, 2020 at 2:25 am #482618
    tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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        My try at a still life using roses. Ac, 15×16. The background was too grey to suite my palette and the addition of brown a bit heavy handed, I think. C+c appreciated.

        Christel

        January 14, 2020 at 3:41 am #932792
        Yorky Administrator Ormskirk
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            Lovely roses Christel. Maybe add a smidgeon of shadow on the table?

            Doug


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            January 14, 2020 at 11:19 am #932798
            tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                Thanks Doug! Good point there. I’ll post an update soon.

                Christel

                January 15, 2020 at 10:17 am #932794
                KreativeK Moderator
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                    Christel, it is a lovely floral still life. I might suggest a crop closer to the roses and vase as the bg does not add anything to the subject IMHO.

                    Kay

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                    January 15, 2020 at 11:19 am #932799
                    tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                        Thanks Kay! Good point.

                        Christel

                        January 17, 2020 at 11:17 am #932800
                        tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                            I might darken the background a bit more.

                            Christel

                            January 17, 2020 at 1:30 pm #932793
                            Yorky Administrator Ormskirk
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                                Much better, it is not distracting now.

                                Doug


                                We must leave our mark on this world

                                January 17, 2020 at 10:05 pm #932801
                                tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                                    Thanks Doug!

                                    Christel

                                    January 18, 2020 at 10:39 am #932796
                                    ArtsyMom Guide
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                                        Christel, this is lovely and the crop helps it more. What’s cp?

                                        LIL

                                        January 18, 2020 at 11:56 am #932802
                                        tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                                            Thanks Lil! cp is short for color pencils.

                                            Christel

                                            January 22, 2020 at 3:48 pm #932797
                                            Vivien Maloney Moderator
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                                                Beautiful, and I like your darker updated background – wonderful painting of the roses!

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                                                January 22, 2020 at 9:57 pm #932803
                                                tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                                                    Thanks Vivien!

                                                    Christel

                                                    January 23, 2020 at 4:38 pm #932795
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                                                        I also like the crop on your Vase & Roses.Imelda

                                                        January 23, 2020 at 9:57 pm #932804
                                                        tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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                                                            Thanks Imelda!

                                                            Christel

                                                            January 23, 2020 at 11:06 pm #932806
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                                                                I like it very much, especially now the crop has been applied.
                                                                Good work.

                                                                Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill

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