Core of a Rose, graphite on paper, 4" x 4"
Its funny how when you look back at work you did years ago a lot of it makes you cringe but other pieces still feel right. This piece leaped out at me recently because I have been thinking about abstracts and expressionism increasingly. I have to admit I am now really enjoying colour but monochrome still has a real magic for me - especially in photography.
Determined to get back to some serious work over the next couple of days after suffering a block in my creative urge.
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you sure know how to draw a rose, Anita. so far, that ability has alluded me.
Wow, this is so very good! I love all this shading. It's perfect.
I am impressed with your flower ability - well a little envious in fact.
I do like how this fills the page and becomes abstract as your mind figures out the shapes.
I agree that monochrome has a very special feel to it that colour can never compete with.
this is lovely
I have those divergent feelings - I love colour but sometimes it's so nice just to work in charcoal or to use a very subtle muted palette
- from the Fauves to Gwen John!
it's just another aspect of colour though - the lack of it for a change :>)
A lovely rose Anita. I love the composition of the piece. I have several reference photos of roses waiting to be turned into art. I never tire of their beautiful curves and folds!
I have always loved your graphite work, you have a great talent for any medium you work with but there is something about graphite that attracts me too, from time to time.
Billie - please note that I did not do the whole rose!
Katie Jane - thank you!
Jeanette - when I did this I was trying to see if abstract worked in graphite.
Vivien - when I was doing a portrait recently my husband said but you can see what colour it is - even though it was in graphite!
Teresa - I tried painting roses. Did a grisaille but got bogged down by colour glazes. I want to learn to do them loosely.
Mary - I think Graphite is almost one of the most forgiving of mediums.
Roses scare me almost as much as pansies, Anita particularly if I try to treat them loosely.
This is an engaging study, wonderful shapes and shadows. I've always been a fan of your graphite drawings. I blame your shoulder injury for your creative slump, you were creating an incredible range of beautiful work before that happened - remember? You will be again.
Thisis so rhymthmic and beautiful...gorgeous edges! :)
Ah Antia, this is beautiul. I love those macros of roses.
Lovely drawing. Has a haunting landscape quality in one sense, and in another it reminds me of Georgia O'Keefe
I love this Anita...very nice!
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