Roses and an Empire oil on masonite 18×24″ gold frame $650
I started this still life while the Knockout roses were still blooming and finished it when apples got ripe. I finally had to buy a fresh rose and cut up more than one apple before I was done. I’m pleased with the results though, particularly the drapery. This one is a bit looser than usual and I think more painterly. But I did add several glazes to deepen the shadows. I do a lot of still life paintings in the dark with little lamps on the palette and on the painting as well as on the subject. It’s tricky because I don’t have very good vision in dim light but I really like the contrast. I also was pleased to arrange a set up that used the complements red and green since this is the other painting that will go in the Christmas show–not that it’s really a “Christmasy” painting. The photo cuts off some of the gold frame unfortunately but I didn’t have time to redo it.
