Rose challenge

8" x 6"

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Another challenge from DPW...Paint a rose. Sounds simple enough, they even posted a photo of the rose and what a painting could look like! I decided to use a palette knife to apply the background, hoping it would look like "greenery". After a wipe off (or two), this is the painting I came up with. I hope you enjoy it!

Zippo Challenge

6" x 6" oil painting on canvas panel

NFS

This challenge was to paint the Zippo lighter with only 3 colors...French Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna and Titanium White...I loved figuring this out! I was also good practice for painting reflective metal....I am ready to tackle some silver somethings! I remember my grandfather having a lighter like this!