Longwood Roses with Wren

Category: Paintings | Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:15 pm

I often visit Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. It is only about an hours drive from my home in NJ. This painting was done from a reference photograph I took of some of their roses.

Longwood Roses with Wren ( photo / image / picture from kathyd's Garden )

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waretrop wrote on Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:22 pm:

Oh Kathy. I love Longwood Gardens. I go there every year. It's about 2 hours from me, straight north.

eileen wrote on Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:20 pm:

What a wonderful, lifelike painting. The roses are executed perfectly.

Frank wrote on Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:10 pm:

Hi Kathy, do you paint the background first and then layer over the foreground objects? The detail is great.

kathyd wrote on Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:56 pm:

Waretrop, I usually have a garden pass, this year I haven't been there quite as often...I will probably renew in the dead of winter as I usually do...that's when I need the blooms the most. Eileen, thank you for the kind comment. Frank, yes, I paint the background first. Sometimes I mask the foreground subjects with masking fluid, at other times, I just carefully, brush around them. I like to combine the flowing look of non-controlled painting, with the more detailed look of the center of interest. I really enjoy myself when I paint. Thanks!

Frank wrote on Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:08 pm:

Thanks for answering my question Kathy :D