Art by Rose Baggs

Husky

2011-06-02T10:43:00.000-07:00

I was commissioned to paint a husky for a dear customer as a present for her son. Pastels on velour 8"x10". Photo reference by Tambako the jaguar. Thanks!!!

Cambacica - Bird

2011-06-01T08:01:00.000-07:00

This is my latest oil painting. 12"x16" on Gessoed board.
Reference photo by Flavio Cruvinel Brandao.
I love painting on smooth surfaces. The painting turned out ok.
I keep telling myself that I need to start doing "daily paintings"...I haven't started yet... :(

Hummingbird - water mixable oils

2011-02-11T11:16:00.000-08:00

I have started studying water mixable oils.

s l o w l y :)

It feels a bit different than regular oil paints. Here is a painting I did from a reference photo taken by a gentleman in Brazil named Flavio Cruvinel Brandao. http://www.flickr.com/photos/flaviocb/

The Hummingbird here is called Swallow Tailed and it's suppose to be the "largest" hummingbird around.

Misty

2011-02-08T04:17:00.000-08:00

This is a painting I did of my cat Misty. She is one of those dreamy cats, pretty, well behaved and sweet as cotton candy.
This painting got an award at the Irving Art Association "Unconditional Love" Pet Art show 2010.
Yay Misty!!!

Yellow Bowl with Cherries

2011-02-05T06:59:00.000-08:00

Two type cherries. I enjoyed painting this one. I love painting cherries...fruits in general, but cherries are my favorite.

2011

2011-02-05T06:28:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since my last post. I intend to post more often from now on. I'm challenging myself to paint daily... specially now that I want to master oils... Let's see how it goes. :)

Princesa

2007-08-23T06:19:00.001-07:00

Princesa in Pastels 14"x18"

Old Barn II

2007-07-09T08:04:00.000-07:00

Pastel on ampersand Board - 8"x10" (Sold)

Old Barn

2007-07-09T08:02:00.000-07:00

Pastel on Sanded Paper - 10"x10" (Sold)

Black Bird

2007-07-09T07:44:00.000-07:00

Black Bird - pastel on Velour- 8"x10" (Sold)

Cherries in the Sun

2007-07-09T07:43:00.000-07:00

Cherries in the Sun - Oil on Wrapped canvas - 8"x10" (sold)

Brown Husky - Blue Eyes

2007-07-09T07:39:00.000-07:00

Brown Husky - pastel on Velour - 8"x10" (sold)

Toucan

2007-06-20T07:27:00.000-07:00

Pastel on Velour

All Toucans originate from Mexico, Central and South America. Among the 42 species there's one called "Toco" one of the largest Toucan around. I wanted to paint one in Tribute to Brazil where I was born and raised.

Cherry Blossom

2007-06-20T07:23:00.000-07:00

Pastel on Velour Paper
14"x18"

Loved the composition and perspective on this painting. The minimalism and colors suggest a bit of "Oriental" flair. Just Beautiful!!!

Venetian Mask II

2007-06-20T07:19:00.000-07:00

Pastel On Wallis
12"x18"

Oh Boy...I love these Masks...so misterious...so intriguing... Love the colors in this one.

White Daisies

2007-06-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Pastel on AS paper
14"x18"

Here is what a Dear Friend of mine also an artist had to say about this particular painting:

"I have stared at this a long time and get no sense of photography whatever. In fact, I know with absolute certainty no camera can do this, not even come close. The composition is too perfect. There is a touch of minimilism here that is so bang right it rivets our attention. The fallen petals, the number and placement - if one was removed it would be sorely missed, if one was added it would be too much. (Were they there? I would not be the least surprised if you did some decision making there.) The daisy on the table is spaced perfectly from the vase, and the direction of the stem is invaluable.At first glance I had a feeling the diagonals exerted a downhill tilt, but the verticle of the vase and dasies, the strong shadow mass on the wall, the minimal strew of petals leading to the daisy with the stem pointing up-left, all counterbalance the hint of tilt. So does the parallel dark where the vase shadow bends up the wall. The whole is a very subtle tension of compositional balance that is... masterful, why not say the word.You have even taken pastel itself in a different and exciting direction. On one extreme of pastel painting is the over blending that turns the colors into cotton candy. At the other extreme is the fashionable demand that pastel colors be slashed on to produce something called "loose, bold, painterly." Both can in fact make for beautiful and visually rewarding images. But your dasies are under the perfect control of an artist who marches to her own drummer. This image is strongly suggestive of an oil painting - done a few hundred years ago, most certainly. The light and darks have subtle transparency that do not make any shouting claim on any particular medium. The vase is a vase, catching, absorbing, reflecting light in an almost modest way. And all the more substantial for it.Did I say I am very much impressed by this painting? "

Saintluke

Hidden in the Garden

2007-06-20T07:02:00.000-07:00

Pastel on Velour Paper
8"x10

Isn't a kitten one of the cuttest thing in the world? It sure is for me...Lol I couldn't resist this Photo. I just had to paint it. My attention and focus here is the kitty and the Clay pots. Notice that all the other elements in the painting is out of focus. Just irresistible.

Venetian Mask

2007-06-20T06:56:00.000-07:00

This was a fun painting to do. My challenge here was to try to convey a sense of mystery...