Monthly Archives: January 2025

Forest of Luffness, painting progress 9

Above: First of June. Forest of Luffness 5. Oil on 12×12″ canvas. Rose Strang 2024

This series in progress is strting to take shape. Looking at the paintings as a little group so far I get the feeling of immersion in that place and time.

Here are the six preliminary oil sketches (on 12×12″) canvas so far (click on images to view in detail) …

I have another two small canvases to work on, then I’ll decide which to develop at a much larger size.

More about the series next week ….

Forest of Luffness, painting progress 8

Above. First of June. Forest of Lufness. 4. Oil on 12×12″ canvas. Rose Strang 2025

It’s good to be painting again after a Christmas and new year plagued with Covid then a nasty cough – lots of viruses around this winter! The series is growing gradually –

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These 12×12″ canvases are a good way to explore my theme before moving on to larger canvases. More on the theme later this week.

Both of today’s paintings in progress …