Camellia Blossom – Karen Winters Daily Painting
Camellia Blossom – 11 x 14 oil on canvas
Camellias bloom in Los Angeles anytime from November to spring, depending upon the species. These are the first in a botanical series which I’m starting work on. There was a certain learning curve as I worked to render the delicacy of the petals. I’m used to painting camellias in watercolor, but it’s quite different in oil. To do the finish on this I was using sable brushes as small as size 0.
There is nothing like trying something new, whether it’s an entirely different subject, different style, different medium or different species to force yourself to GROW. Each painting is like a puzzle to be solved and only you can solve it.
Closeup of big blossom – click to enlarge
Daniel Ted Feliciano
February 5, 2008
Beautiful.
Casey
February 5, 2008
A beautiful rendering of one of my favorite flowers. I love the way you’ve captured the intense green of those shiny leaves.
wendy
February 5, 2008
It’s a beautiful flower and you have given it grace. Must be hard to do in oil paint but you have succeeded.
w.
Jenny
February 5, 2008
Beautifully rendered! Of course, I’m partial to pink, but it’s even better when you paint with pink.
Starr
February 5, 2008
Hi Karen. Great painting as always. You have mastery in more than one medium – that is a given, and I always enjoy your work. Now, question – how did you scan in an oil already? Is it a digital photo? I am curious since I may start to do small oils again and don’t know how to post them. I’d really appreciate your feedback. Oh – and pink – and camellias – are favorites with me, too! These are glorious!
Rob Burkhard
February 6, 2008
Very nice painting. It is very simple, yet conveys so much detail and feeling. Your skill with the oil paint is fabulous.
Rob