"Urania's Tulips"

"Urania's Tulips"

18x18" oil on canvas

© Vicki Ross $815 us

This has some really cool things going on in the background. I used Mars Black (thinly) for a matte look, along with Ivory Black for shiny. Then scraped straight cobalt, carmine and ultramarine in spots. 

Urania always has beautiful flowers in her house, and these just begged to be painted. 

July 2011 Moses Botkin Challenge

Thanks to Diana, our sponsor, for the challenge she conjured up this month...EYES. Hope someone does 'mouths' next month :)

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each, 8x10 oil on canvas

©Vicki Ross

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12x12" oil on canvas
©Suzanne Berry

"Just Thinking About You"

 4x4" oil/canvas board 

 ©Ruth Andre 

"My Daughter's Eyes"

5x7" oil on panel

©Robin Cheers

"Eye of the Storm"

Oil on hardboard, 5"x3.5"

©2011 Diana Moses Botkin

“Lashing Out” 

oil on board 5x5”

©Sharman Owings