Category Archives: Rose

Stealing Roses Again

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

There’s a mysterious house on my block that has been empty but well maintained for several years. The mailman delivers mail and the gardening service keeps things nice and neat but I never see anyone go in or out. Their … Continue reading →

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Persimmon & Silly Pseudo Summer Rose

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

If we don’t get a real fall or winter this year, maybe I can just draw fall and winter colors in my sketchbook? I got inspired by Apple-Pine’s persimmon sketching obsession to sketch (and eat) some persimmons of my own. … Continue reading →

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Will You Accept This Rose? (War of the Roses Part II)

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

After all the struggles of the previous day, I was determined to succeed in painting a rose and decided to give myself a break. First I rearranged the colors in the palette, putting them in my prefered, mostly color-wheel order instead … Continue reading →

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War of the Roses, Part I: Schmincke Watercolor Review

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

On the next test run of my new Schmincke palette that Roz introduced here, I painted some roses on a tablecloth in the sun on the deck. While the Schmincke pan paint is lovely to use, and the palette a good … Continue reading →

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Blowsy Rosies

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Blowsy. [Adjective: (of a woman) Coarse, untidy, and red-faced.] That’s just what these roses were when I picked them from my poor neglected rose bush: brightly colored but messy and past their prime; yet they were just fine as my model. … Continue reading →

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White Roses in Creamery Bottle (and painting process stuff)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

(Available) Strauss Family Creamery is a Marin County dairy that produces organic dairy products served in old-fashioned glass bottles from happy cows that graze on sweet grass in the hills by the sea. I enjoy their bottles as much as their … Continue reading →

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The First Cut is the Deepest (Or Is It The Sweetest?)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

This was the first rose I cut from my rose bushes this year which led to the first cut on my hands from the rose thorns (likely not the last). And it was the first sketch I did of the … Continue reading →

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Roses Requiring Reverence (or at least to be painted)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

My riotously rampant roses were bursting forth from their bushes so I had to put other plans aside and paint them. Their fruity scent was as intoxicating as their vibrant colors. These were two different kinds of roses, both of … Continue reading →

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Sketching Scruffy Roses Instead of Ice Cream

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Sometimes when I’m tired and grumpy it feels like the solution to all my problems could be found in a bowl of ice cream. I know I’m not alone in this because I’ve noticed that movies and TV often show … Continue reading →

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When you forget how to draw…

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

…keep drawing! After feeling so rusty sketching at the county fair I was determined to get my drawing juju back. I knew the only way to find it was to draw more. I tried sketching at the El Cerrito 4th … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, El Cerrito, Flower Art, Gouache, Ink and watercolor wash, Life in general, Painting, Pen and Ink, Places, Rose, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Berkeley Rose Garden

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

When my plein air group met at the Berkeley Rose Garden last Saturday I arrived even later than usual: at noon, only an hour before the session was to end. I found a spot to sit and quickly sketched and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bay Area Parks, Berkeley, Drawing, Flower Art, Ink and watercolor wash, Landscape, Outdoors/Landscape, Painting, Pen and Ink, Places, Plein Air, Rose, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Can’t Resist Those Roses

Posted on April 17, 2010 by

On a day that felt like a marathon of busyness I couldn’t resist pausing this afternoon to sketch roses from my favorite bush which was putting on a glorious show of snazzy blooms. I like that I can turn my … Continue reading →

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