Floribundas

Today I started early, well before midday. The last time I painted these roses in the Queen's Gardens I started well after lunch and the afternoon shadows changed the subject quite markedly after a couple of hours. This time I was able to complete the painting in full sunlight. I intended to paint down at the port but on the way past these roses needed some loving attention. To think that I used to miss red in the landscape until autumn. Now that I have rediscovered the various delightful rose gardens around Nelson I am almost overwhelmed with indulgent choice. Yum!

For those readers who live in or around Nelson, and who might be interested in seeing what these small plein air paintings look like in the hand, rather than on the screen, I have a small display of recent work at Impressions Gallery/Art suppliers at Richmond. Some of the delights of direct painting are the rich colour and the unmediated mark of the hand.



15009. "Floribundas in the Queen's Gardens II." Oil on panel. 6x8 in. $100

Any painting from this blog may be purchased by emailing me at
rosswhitlock@inspire.net.nz


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Location:Queens gardens. Nelson