2024 in Pisticci…mainly painting roses…..

And trying not to think about going to the bank. Have postponed it until tomorrow. I’ve printed out what I’m supposed to do at the ATM and realised that ( even in english) I don’t understand what I have to do.

So I painted roses. Not terribly well. I think roses are really difficult to paint. And I’m not very good at handling oil paint. Therefore they are a bit impressionistic.

However I wanted to immortalise them. 

Actual roses
Charcoal sketch
Pastels
Finished. The lumpy background is because this , again,  is a re-used canvas board. ( I quite like the lumpy effect.)

Having finished this I found that my next frame to use was pink so decided maybe I should just paint the whole thing again and somehow miraculously I would know better how to paint roses.  ( I’m probably not interested enough to study rose painting.)

Pastel, Rose number two.
Finished second rose painting.
None of these paintings are fixed in the frames as I need to take them out and use fixative on them. And then probably varnish. ( thinking it will be my project for June.)
My wall of framed oil paintings. ( space for 1 more I hope.)

I’m enjoying the real roses which are still looking good. Unlike the ones outside which are suffering from the wind.

I spent a few minutes finishing the cauliflowers and then put them in the fridge. Hope to cook them on Tuesday.

I’m glad it’s  wine time now.

And Sunday vlogs.

Cheers🍷🍷

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