"The earth laughs in flowers." 🌼 - Ralph Waldo Emerson Here’s the process of my latest blurry painting ‘Perennial’ from start to finish. This painting is like a mashup of old-school oil techniques with a contemporary twist. I was curious about capturing that soft, dreamy vibe of a photo of a vase & putting it on a canvas using these muted colors and hazy layers. I wanted to turn a simple, timeless, subject matter – a vase of flowers – into something fresh and thought-provoking. Fun fact it’s also the first tondo - aka circular painting - i’ve ever done which was pretty fun. Somehow it felt more like an object in itself, or maybe It just forced me to pay more attention to the piece as an object in its own right. Plus, it pushed me to think differently about the whole piece, you know? Not just the painting, but all the nitty-gritty stuff too like stringing the back, labelling, creating the certificate of authenticity, varnishing & packaging the work ready for it’s current home. I started off with a quick pencil underdrawing to map things out. Then I went layer by layer with oil paint, using glazing, overtop of a blocked in, simple underpainting. Those soft brushes were key. They let me blend stuff seamlessly and soften the edges. The result is a painting that’s been a huge pain to photograph because my camera thinks it’s out of focus and refuses to take the picture!!! #artreveal #contemporarypainting #oiloncanvas #canadianartist #dorisrose #dorisroseart #artprogress #OilPainting #ArtistsOfTikTok #ArtCommunity #ArtisticJourney #CreativeProcess #PaintingTutorial #PaintingTips #ArtInspiration #ArtisticExpression #CanvasCreativity #BrushworkMagic #ArtisticDiscovery #ArtStudioVibes #ArtisticSkills #OilPaintingTechniques #PaintingDemo #ArtisticPassion #TikTokArtists #CreativeJourney #ArtInProgress #BrushworkInProgress #BehindTheEasel #ArtisticCreation #WIPArt #CanvasAdventure #PaintingPassion #ArtisticExploration #CreatingArt #InProcessArt #ArtisticAdventure #CreativeFlow #dorisroseart #dorisrose