Monday, February 14, 2011

leaning to the left

 
Had to take on Qiang Huang's Valentines challenge on DPW. He is one of my art heroes. Have admired his painting for several years.
It felt SO good to paint in my space again. My little comfort zone. Painted this on a 6 x 8 linen panel.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!






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25 comments:

  1. Denise RoseFebruary 14, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Just beautiful Carol! I love the pink and the background is wonderful too!

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  2. Sonya JohnsonFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    I just saw this on the Daily Paintworks challenge page - love it! Your work has such a nice "loose precision" (for lack of a better term) to it.

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  3. Kathy CousartFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Carol,
    Love this! Just the colors and fun composition are wonderful. Like that title! I really like the Loose Precision comment above- I know what she means and love that about your work!
    Happy Valentines Day!

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  4. Samantha Dorato ArtFebruary 14, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    It's amazing. Very nice, I love it...

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Carol, il est rare que je fasse des compliments dans le domaine de la peinture. Mais, vraiment, tu es très douée. Tes tableaux respirent la fraîcheur et sont très agréables à regarder.
    On s'y sent bien.
    Tu es une excellente peintre!

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  6. Dana CooperFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    WOW! This is stunning Carol, your economy of brush work makes this fresh and fabulous!!

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  7. Angela ElledgeFebruary 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Love, love, love all of this. Your color palette is right on perfect and the bold brushstrokes makes this extra special!

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  8. Stephen ParkerFebruary 14, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Faboulous painting. Love the loose brush strokes and wide value range.

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  9. UnknownFebruary 14, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    I love pink roses whether they lean to the left or right and you painted these beautifully! Happy Valentines Day to you! Would love to talk to you about your workshop!!! ;-)

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  10. yashaFebruary 14, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Carol such lovely work.Loose brush strokes adds so much freshness to the painting.

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  11. Ann RogersFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Carol, you've always had a knack for painting roses. You make it look so easy, while it's such a struggle for the rest of us!

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  12. martinealisonFebruary 14, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    De quoi enflammer le coeur de beaucoup d'entre nous avec ces délicates roses. Très beau travail dans le pot et l'eau.
    Bisous

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  13. Autumn LeavesFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Stunning roses, Carol. You know what? I personally think comfort zones are wonderful. What is wrong with being comfortable I ask you? LOL

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  14. Megha KapoorFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:15 AM

    i love your colour sense dear,i have been following your blog from quite sometime now and just love colors and compositions.

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  15. Susan RouxFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Just lovely!

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  16. Brenda FergusonFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    Simply beautiful!
    Brenda

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  17. Dean H.February 15, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    A beautiful answer to the challenge, Carol! Great color and brushwork!

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  18. Carol DeMumbrumFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Love the water in the glass and the looseness of the roses! I might tackle a rose today. I hope it makes it to my blog. Send some good painting vibes my way. :)

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  19. Anne Marie PropstFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    My favorite of the challenge entries so far. Love it.

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  20. Ruth AndreFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Very nicely done. The roses and the glass look so real. I like the background too.

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  21. Gwen BellFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Gosh, this is so gorgeous! Love what you did with the challenge. The mixture of warm and cool reds in the buds adds so much life. Love what's going on in the jar too. All I can say is, you really know your way around Values! Wow!!!

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  22. Art MattersFebruary 17, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Love how you handled the rose challenge. Very nice!

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  23. Mary Sheehan WinnFebruary 20, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    I love this!!

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  24. Kim RempelFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Gorgeous! I just love the colours in the jar and the roses are beautifully painted!

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  25. Maria BaluisFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    This is one of my favorites in the Rose Challenge. Great job!

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