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    Rachel Powell added a Photo 1 month ago

    • Tomatoes 19jul26
      Tomatoes 19jul26

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      Rachel Powell replied 1 month ago

      Just started Botanical Basics. I had to use whatever materials I had in the house while I wait for my hot pressed watercolour paper, Polychromos and Albrecht Dürer pencils to arrive.

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      Doug Milne replied 1 week, 6 days ago

      Hi Rachel! Welcome to the ArtFeed! Both spheres are looking pretty good especially with the materials you had to work with. The yellow tomato has nice form and the form on the red one would improve a lot with the addition of a highlight.

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    Beatrice Skokan added a Photo 1 month ago

    • Water color pencil practice
      Water color pencil practice

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    Anna Horst commented on Anna Horst's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Thank you for the feedback and suggestions.

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    Doug Milne commented on Hélène Chiasson's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hi Helene- I got your message. The only thing you might do is add some more darks to the “v” area of the overlapping petals. Thinking the entire flower as a sphere you could add some toning to the right side and a little on the left side edge. But not much at all for anything I have said above. You don’t want to lose the delicate color you have…[Read more]

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    Doug Milne commented on Anna Horst's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Welcome to the ArtFeed Anna! The colors are wonderful and I especially like the texture you have captured on the second eggplant from the left. I am confused by the white line on the right edge of that eggplant. If it is to be a reflected light then it is too white and too controlled. You could use an ivory pencil to blend the white line into the…[Read more]

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    Rachel Trachten commented on Rachel Trachten's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Thanks so much Doug. It’s great to get feedback!

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    Anna Horst added a Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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      Doug Milne replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      Welcome to the ArtFeed Anna! The colors are wonderful and I especially like the texture you have captured on the second eggplant from the left. I am confused by the white line on the right edge of that eggplant. If it is to be a reflected light then it is too white and too controlled. You could use an ivory pencil to blend the white line into the…[Read more]

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      Anna Horst replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      Thank you for the feedback and suggestions.

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    Doug Milne commented on Machi's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    I am glad you got to go to Soain again Machi! I see what you are saying about the bottom left flower, but I don’t if it would have bothered me if you had not said anything!

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    Doug Milne commented on Rachel Trachten's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Wonderful color selection Rachel! You could apply more saturation especially to the cut view of the apple and also the leaves. So that the stems have form to them (elongated cylinders) be sure to have a range of tones from highlights to shadows so they appear to be rounded rather than flat. The top leaf looks pretty good. Leaves vary so much, but…[Read more]

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    Doug Milne commented on Rita Haft's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Great color selection and wonderful textures Rita!

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    Doug Milne commented on Hélène Chiasson's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    So beautiful Helene! The leaves and buds are so well done and they really compliment the subtler, softer flower. Superb!

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    Doug Milne commented on Hélène Chiasson's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    I can see why you found it daunting Helene! Could you punch up the darks on the leaves a little? Great composition!

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    Doug Milne commented on Hélène Chiasson's Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Gorgeous Helene! The flower in particular is so crisp and realistic! Terrific!

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    Hélène Chiasson added a Photo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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      peony July 2026

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      Doug Milne replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      So beautiful Helene! The leaves and buds are so well done and they really compliment the subtler, softer flower. Superb!

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      Doug Milne replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      Hi Helene- I got your message. The only thing you might do is add some more darks to the “v” area of the overlapping petals. Thinking the entire flower as a sphere you could add some toning to the right side and a little on the left side edge. But not much at all for anything I have said above. You don’t want to lose the delicate color you have…[Read more]

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    Rita Haft added a Photo 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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      Doug Milne replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      Great color selection and wonderful textures Rita!

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    Laurie McConnachie commented on Margaret Hahn's Photo 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    This is so beautiful, Margaret
    What colors did you use for the toning on the lemon?

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    Machi commented on Machi's Photo 2 months, 4 weeks ago

    This is the last piece I worked on at the Spain workshop. I am unhappy with the left bottom flower that is supposed to be showing the backside, but I really messed up its perspective. I tried to correct it with no success.

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      Zonal Geranium

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      Machi replied 2 months, 4 weeks ago

      This is the last piece I worked on at the Spain workshop. I am unhappy with the left bottom flower that is supposed to be showing the backside, but I really messed up its perspective. I tried to correct it with no success.

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      Doug Milne replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      I am glad you got to go to Soain again Machi! I see what you are saying about the bottom left flower, but I don’t if it would have bothered me if you had not said anything!

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    Rachel Trachten added a Photo 3 months ago

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      Apple with slice_2026_Rachel Trachten

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      Doug Milne replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      Wonderful color selection Rachel! You could apply more saturation especially to the cut view of the apple and also the leaves. So that the stems have form to them (elongated cylinders) be sure to have a range of tones from highlights to shadows so they appear to be rounded rather than flat. The top leaf looks pretty good. Leaves vary so much, but…[Read more]

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      Rachel Trachten replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago

      Thanks so much Doug. It’s great to get feedback!

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    Hélène Chiasson commented on Hélène Chiasson's Photo 3 months ago

    I thought that this vine was a mini-bougainvillea but then it turned out to be a coral vine (Antigonon leptopus). Drawing all those flowers seemed like a huge task – it turned out Ok because I did not put all the detail in each flower.

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