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Wow Laurie! Your apple has so much going for it!!! The color selection and saturation are superb. As are your highlights (main and reflected) and the range of tones!!! This is being really picky, but I think you would see a shadow cast from the stem. Really gorgeous!!!

Fabulous work, Laurie!

Thank you for the supportive and helpful comments~ much appreciated!

@doug-milne Doug, Thank you so much for your feedback! A couple questions: I will add the shadow of the stem! What color do you use when added a shadow for a stem? Dark sepia, dark brown, etc? Also, did I bring the cast shadow far enough to the left, underneath the apple? I wasn’t quite sure the best place to start it Thank you!

Hi Laurie- Yes. I would use the dark sepia and a dark brown would probably work too. The cast shadow looks really good to me! It starts at the right place. It does not extend to the right as much as some people do, but it definitely grounds the apple to the page (which is the purpose of the cast shadow) and it does not compete with your beautiful apple.

Gorgeous! I adore it.

Wow, so much volume! Feels like I could pick it right up off the page. I really love how dark you got where the stem attaches to the apple , it really helps to show how deep down that hole goes. Just gorgeous.

Thank you so much for your encouraging comments and feedback!

The ribbon has nice movement May! I think because the ribbon is semi-translucent there are spots I would expect a shadow and they are not there. At some point you want to try an opaque ribbon and see how the shadows differ.

I will work on it. Thank you for your feedback. So helpful!

Hi Susan- I am happy to see your zinnia again! It is beautiful and those leaves – soooo good!!!!!

Yes – lovely to see this character again! It is wonderful. A true gem from the weekend at Wendy’s. Congrats

Lovely. Zinnia’s are really hard, and you did a beautiful job. Love those colors – like a sunset.

Hi Maureen- great job!!! I really like the composition and the colors are beautiful! Love the center view of the left flower!!!

Ooh this is a stunner. Stunner stunner. Stunner. Brava

Gorgeous, Maureen! That center is beautiful, and I love those little hairs on that opening bud. Great job.