Backyard Rose

"Backyard Rose" is a rose in my backyard! Pretty simple title. I painted this on location and after I got all set up to paint, did the drawing, and put the first "wash" of paint on the paper, the sun completely went away and never came back. That happens with plein air painting sometimes. I worked on it a little more without the sun and I was glad I'd indicated where the highlights and shadows were. I left it sitting in my studio for several days and decided I liked it to leave it that way and to leave it fresh and not overdone. I always say that a good "start" is very important and I feel like this one had a good start.

The price includes a nice frame, but it may be purchased matted only with a 12x16 mat.