Summer Roses Paul Foxton Workshop – Session 5

Summer Roses Workshop with Paul Foxton. After session 5. Michele Clamp. Oil on panel. 16″x20″

It’s session 5 already! And we’re now onto putting some detail into the roses. We worked on the two main roses and it is extremely tricky. I think I’m happy right now but I’ll take another look tomorrow. I just about kept the form without losing value in the shadows or gaining it in the lights. And the inside curled petals just about came together.

Here’s where I started – all smooshed edges

The starting point

We first worked on the big left hand rose. Sharpening up some edges and leaving others loosely defined

Left hand rose with some definition

Then the right hand rose which was trickier but just about kept together.

Roses after session 5

And a detail of the two almost finished roses

Summer Roses Paul Foxton Workshop – In Progress. Michele Clamp. Oil on panel. 16″x20″. Detail.