Collection of Roses paintings, each 6x6 inch (15x15 cm), watercolor on paper
copyright: Doris Joa

I painted more and more roses in the past time. Here I am displaying some of them. Each is 6"x6" (15x15 cm) and each is painted on 140 Lb hotpressed paper.

All are sold, but some are still currently running on ebay. If you want to have a look please click here.  My starting price is $19.95 and shipping is $8 worldwide. I do combine shipping for up to 6 or 7 small original paintings or prints.

It looks great to see the Roses displayed together and it makes absolutely much fun to create them.

Her Moment in the sun, watercolor, 20x28 inch (50x70 cm)
copyright: Doris Joa

And here is my newest figurative painting of a young girl/woman standing on a bridge and enjoying the moment in the sun. It is painted on 140 Lb coldpressed watercolor paper, stretched over stretcher bars, size is 20"x28" (50x70 cm).

While working on some other projects I couldn't resist to do some Rose paintings.

Here are a few. Pink Roses, white Roses and a Yellow Rose. Some are painted on 140 Lb coldpressed paper, others on hotpressed paper and others on the heavier 340 Lb coldpressed paper. I like all three surfaces.

All these paintings are listed on ebay in auction, with a starting price of $19.95. Shipping is $8, combined shipping without additional shipping costs is also possible. When you want to have a look, please click here

If you are searching for  a special rose or a special colour please just send an email.

Do you also want to have your favorite roses painted? ust send an email.

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Rose Clair Renaissance IV - 12"x16" (30x40 cm)
painted on 140 Lb hotpressed stretched watercolor canvas

In my previous post I posted some Steps of my newest Rose Painting. And I couldn't resist and wanted to finish it as I also wanted to see how it develops.

When I started the Rose painting I only wanted to add a few leaves there but then I decided to paint more and also some buds.

Here are a few step-by-step-photos. Click on the images to enlarge them.

I used the same colours as I mentioned in my previous post.

The apricot colour was achieved with at first doing a deep layer of Indian Yellow. I then added some Translucent orange and then I used a mix of Translucent Orange and Permanent Rose.

The leaves were created with Aureolin, Indian Yellow, Phthalo Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Phthalo Green and Translucent Orange. My favorite green tube is empty,  so I needed to mix the green by myself.

Today I have started with a new Rose painting.

Yes, I know, the figurative painting isn't finished yet, but I couldn't resist. 

I have done some Step-by-Step-Photos, so you can easily follow this work in progress. At first you will see the Drawing and then you are getting an idea about how I build up my layers.

My colours in this painting are: Indian Yellow, Aureolin yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Translucent Orange, Permanent Rose, Phthalo Blue and Phthalo Green.

It is wonderful to see the Rose developing and I know the look will completely change when I start with the background. I will go with a dark background, which would make the Rose pop.

The painting has the size 12x16 inch on stretched watercolor canvas.

In my previous post I was asked by Krista, whether I am stretching the paper by myself or whether I am buying it pre-stretched. Here in Germany pre-stretched watercolor canvas are not available. So I was happy when Joyce Faulknor taught on her blog how she stretches her paper. I tried it and it is so easy to do. I have tried it with hotpressed and also coldpressed paper. It works perfect. You should try it.

Click on the images to enlarge them.

It is almost a week over since I posted an update of my roses. I photographed each day a new step and wanted to post it but then I was busy with going on with the painting and so I can already show the finished painting.

For now I will call this painting finished, but since I have spent so much time on it I also need a break and will check it in a few days again, if anything still needs some work.

It is painted on 140 Lb stretched watercolor canvas with only using transparent watercolors. Size is 12"x16".

Beside that I did a small Daffodil painting on 140 Lb coldpressed paper. Size is 5"x7".

Deutsch: Es ist schon fast eine Woche her, seit ich meinen letzten Eintrag hier gemacht und ein Update von meinem Rosenbild gezeigt habe. Ich habe zwar jeden Tag jeden neuen Schritt fotografiert und wollte es auch zeigen, aber dann wollte ich unbedingt weitermalen und nun kann ich schon das fertige Rosenbild hier zeigen.

Ich denke, das Bild ist fertig, aber seit ich so viel Zeit aufgewendet habe, es zu malen, brauche ich einige Tage Pause und werde dann sehen, ob einige Bereiche noch etwas verbessert werden müssen oder nicht.

Gemalt ist es auf 300 g gespanntem Aquarellpapier (Keilrahmen) und ich habe nur transparente Aquarellfarben benutzt.

Nebenbei habe ich noch ein kleines Osterglockenbild gemalt auf 300 g kalt gepresstem Papier. Bildgröße ist 5x7 inch.

This is another Hollyhock, painted in watercolor on hotpressed Crescent Watercolor board. Size is 5"x5".

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I have worked on another small painting.

My neighbours Hibiscus is full in bloom and I asked for doing some reference photos. This painting is the result, it is painted in watercolor, size is 4"x4" (10x10 cm).

I am working on more small watercolors at this time, so please come back.

This is another small watercolor painting, again painted on Crescent Cardboard and size is 4"x4".

I found this beautiful Lily at an event, which I visited in the past year. It is called "Landpartie" at "Burg Adendorf", an old castle and not far away from where I live. Please click here for more informations about this Event.
There are many people who come there and do show their stuff. If this is exclusive food, wine, dresses, furnitures and many more. And of course a lot of gardeners with their wonderful flowers, like roses, hydrangeas, poppies and and and.
At this event I did of course photos (we must use any opportunity for that, right?) and I already have painted one rose, which I also have named Landpartie. It is this one.

And I already did paint one of these Lilies in oil (size 16"x24") some months ago.

It is a fantastic event and I wish you could visit it too.

This is my latest work. This white Lily is painted on stretched canvas, I have used again the same limited palette, about which I was talking in my previous posts.
Size of this Lily painting is 16"x24" (40x60 cm ).