9 x 12 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
Over the weekend I did a study of a Norman Rockwell painting and learned so much from it. I love doing copies because I always get something out of it. Norman Rockwell is one of my idols, I love the way he paints texture on every subject he paints. I also love the way he depicts stories in his paintings, he is known for being an illustrator to me though he is a fine artist as well as an illustrator. I recommend to any painter out there that wants to keep learning and improving on their skills to copy a painting they really admire, you will gain so much out of it from the color choices to the brush strokes they used. When I started painting this one today I thought it would of been a walk in the park, well I was in for a rude awakening. White roses are extremely hard to paint due to their subtle colors, if you don't control the value and colors it can get really bad quickly. I cannot tell you how many times I was just going to stop with this painting, especially after doing the copy I thought I was just going to easily get this one done. Once I completely started to concentrate on the light and how to render its textures on the leaves and roses the painting started to come along. When I was painting the leaves that's where I saw the light in the end of the tunnel, I started to remember what I learned from the Rockwell study and put those two together. I'm glad I stuck it through I learned so much and really happy with the results. You can see the making of this painting on my blog http://www.jonaller.blogspot.com, thank you for stopping by and viewing now here's a little bio of myself.
My name is Jonathan Aller you can view more of my paintings at
www.jonaller.blogspot.com & www.jonallerpaintings.com. I am a painter that creates alla prima studies and puts them up for sale here on etsy. These are small alla prima studies I create in order to push myself to understand painting and its complexity. These studies are separate than my usual body of work and its purpose is to improve my painting capabilities.
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When you purchase any of these paintings you will receive them safely packaged and ready to frame. Please understand colors may vary slightly between the actual painting and the image on your screen due to my digital camera's results and your monitor.
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