2 floral still life paintings, painted from life

anwesha

Hello,

Two of my latest paintings painted from life. 

"The forever roses"
14"x18", Oil on canvas
I had a hard time photographing this on my phone as there was a lot of reflection. Need to get a better photo with a polarizer. Also, the roses are more red than orange, as seen in the photographs. 







Delphiniums and Spray roses
12"x16", Oil on canvas
Again, sorry for the reflections on the flowers. Also , the leaves look quite black in the photo but nowhere have i used pure black, all dark green. I've realized from the time I have started painting from life, i have hardly used pure black anywhere organic  





Do let me know your suggestions and thank you for taking the time to see my post.

Anwesha

Kit

Wow ! Both are so beautiful ⭐️ ! 

Delphiniums and Spray roses The best ! Thank you for sharing .

GTO

They are both skillfully painted but I think I prefer the delphiniums and spray roses.  The lighting is handled well and there is a nice contrast between the dark leaves and bright flowers.

joydeschenes

They are both lovely , it’s hard to photograph the darker paintings.  Are you doing a different background color for the Delphiniums & Roses? @anwesha

tassieguy

@anwesha, these are both excellent but the yellow roses and delphiniums is very special indeed. It's just superb. I feel I could reach in nd touch them. I love that colour combination and I think the toned background works really well. Without a doubt, you are the DMP flower master!   

BTW, I hear you about the difficulty taking photos of paintings. Firstly there's the problem of glare and secondly the camera is just not as good as the human eye at picking up subtle gradations in value and the nuances of colour. 

allforChrist

Beautiful @anwesha, it's such a delight when you share another flower painting.  You are extremely skilled.

anwesha

thank you so much @Kit , @GTO the delphinium and roses is my favorite one too! 

anwesha

thank you @joydeschenes I so not plan to paint the background further. to just let the canvas show through the thinly applied tone

anwesha

thank you so much @tassieguy  
that true what you say about the photographs, plus i have so less patience while taking them. That's harming no one but me

anwesha

thank you for your kind words @allforChrist

MichaelD

Absolutely gorgeous paintings @anwesha, masterful realism. I particularly like the Delphiniums and Spray Roses.

  

ArtGal

beautiful @anwesha, yellow roses are amazing

anwesha

thank you so much @MichaelD and @ArtGal

Leo2015

You must have a lot of patience, that kind of detail would drive me loony. Your advancement is becoming more evident, don't stop. 

pcstaples

Just perfection! Especially those yellow roses! Just lovely! 

Gary_Heath

Lovely.  Admire your attention to detail.

anwesha

thank you @Leo2015 I dont know about patience, but am sure in a hurry while painting as most flowers stay approximately the same for 3 days max, and I have the perfect daylight in my painting area only in the second half of the day.

anwesha

thank you so much @pcstaples , @Gary_Heath for the kind comments

Abstraction

Beautiful and I'm going to paddle upstream as everyone else is racing downstream towards the delphiniums and say I love the first one. I love the drama, the dimensionality and the glassy tactile 'ting' of the portrayal of the glass. I'm pretty sure they will go ting if I tap them.