Title: Simple Rose
Size: 5 x 7 inches
Medium: Acrylic paint of canvas
Finished Date: Finished 2014, gallery wrap 2017
Summary: As the title suggests this was a simple and quick rose. The main purpose of it was to experiment with painting a flower
Write Up:
This is one of my first canvas paintings. I was focused on technique, which is why it is so simple.
It is simple and singular, with only one red rose with a steam and two small leaves. The beauty is in its simplicity.
As you can see the background is blue and teal. It was created by a crisscross wet blended method. I had only done this technique on larger surface areas and I was pleased with how well it transferred to this smaller area.
The stem’s technique is a gradual shading using a pale green for where the light source hit and a more brown shade of green for the shadowed areas.
For the rose itself I used a crimson base with white for the light and purple for the shade.
For years I would look at this painting and wonder why it did not seem complete. I was at a loss about what was missing and how to improve the art piece. I wanted to keep it simple, but it needed something more. In 2017, I added the gallery wrap. Instead of blue or teal, which would have been in line with what a gallery wrap’s purpose is, I chose red. This small detail makes the painting look and feel complete. It is just enough contrast to give the simple painting another element.