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Hi Helene, Those thin petals are a challenge! Especially those yellow tips!
I think what this drawing needs is some darks. Just a touch where the darkest areas would be. Keep them saturated. Try using reds. Then add browns to tone them down.

Nice rich colors! And I like the your value range. The highlights really pop. Just be carefull to think of the flower as a whole, with the prominent highlight in the upper left. And a distinct shadow side. Also, sharpen your pencil! I want to see some of those edges crisped up.

Nice work on those highlights in the purple flower. I love your richness of color. The purple with the yellow makes for a very pleasing composition.

Yellow is a challenge. I think you could have kept more of the paper color open for the highlights. And be very careful of your toning. The green is a good choice, but the transition in to the…[Read more]

This drawing is just getting better and better. I’d pay some attention to the stem now. Try to find a distinct highlight. think of it as a cylinder.

Hey Shelia, such a great tangle of summer. Nasturtiums are one of my favorites. I did a graphite drawing of them I am particularly fond of. I’ll see if I can find a scan of it.

This is a beautiful sensitive drawing! I love your rich colors! And the pillowing between the veins. Also the magenta of the midrib. Great observation! And the subtle cast shadow makes this leaf jump off the page! Good work!

Hi Iulia, That apple looks great. The photo is a bit in shadow, so I’m not seeing all the rich colors you seem to have. But from what I can see it has the rich, saturated colors you other works show.

I just had to draw this pin-cushion protea. What a challenge. I could have benefitted from a few pointers before attacking this specimen.

These tulips are too flat looking, and the purple one should be closer to black. I’m stumped about what to do

Beautiful composition Maureen. Those delicate highlights are gorgeous, and give your leaves a lovely sheen. I really like the mix of the pale leaves with the fully saturated leaves – it makes for a very interesting composition. Bravo!