IP; 



Notice the slight 



reflected light on 



the shadow side 



near the edge. 



see if vou sjet the 



to avoid crushing the flower or group) will 

 answer the purpose admirably, and prove a 

 very efficient screen. ' , 



I think, for a beginning, it would be well 

 to make a study of the humble little wild 

 rose of the hedgerow. There is plenty of 

 scope for careful drawing in this flower 

 without our having to contend with the 

 difficulties of the multiplicity of petals 

 possessed by her prouder sisters of the 

 garden. Note the flimsy nature of the flower, 

 and how delicate pink shades to creamy 

 white ; also the lovely suspicion of pearly-grey 

 in the modelling of the petals. 



Use thin rose madder for the pinky parts, 

 with a touch of aureolin to give warmth and 

 transparency to the reflected lights, and a 

 very delicate mixture of cobalt and rose 

 madder, with just a suspicion of yellow ochre, 

 for the pearly greys ; make a few dabs with 

 your brush on a piece of white paper first, just ti 

 mixture in right proportion. 



And now perhaps we are more ambitious, and are longing to try 

 our hands at those great fragrant belles of the rose garden. It is an 

 education in rose drawing to go round and note the wonderful difference 

 of form in well-known varieties. There is a Gloire de Dijon (or 

 " Glory," as the gardener dubs it), cup-like and solid in form, with its 

 petals curving back in fascinating little points ; here is the old-world 

 " Maiden's blush," very flat when fully developed ; the " Niphetos," with 

 its tulip-shaped petals and drooping habit, bending over so modestly 

 that one has almost to kneel before it to see its lotus-like beauty ; 

 " Catherine Mermet," " La France," " Malmaison," and a host of others, 

 each with some special character of form. Suppose we take one of the 

 tea-rose family for our study. I choose this especially because of its 

 wonderful variety of colour, distinction of form, and also perhaps as a 

 little bit of personal sentiment, as a group of these self-same flowers was 

 the very first picture I ever exhibited and sold. 



What a lovely contrast the creamy yellow of the petals, as they turn 

 back in graceful curves, gives to their under sides of warm, salmon- 

 like pink ! And I want you to notice most particularly the wonderful 

 depths of transparent colour in the heart of the rose, absolutely different 

 from the shadow side of the flower. I think this beautiful effect is 

 caused by the rays of light filtering through the 

 thin silky petals, reflecting on and intensifying the 

 colour already there. We cannot keep this colour 



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