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Hi Sheila- I personally prefer this version. I find the one with the additional seeds to be too busy.

Hi Doug, Pam, and Katy, thanks for your feedback. I felt there were too many seeds, but thought I’d consider it. They did become distracting. Luckily not glued on:).

“Dances with Samaras”

Great page Pam! So many wonderful details!!!

Gorgeous. Love how saturated you got. It glows! – so rich

Great page Maureen! It is beautifully rendered!

Hi Maureen, I love that the needles seem so lively! Like they are dancing.

Oooh, agree – so wonderful. So much movement – so fun for the eye to dance around the page. I love that the magnified portion curves back toward the plant. So vibrant, full of joy.

Advice please! I set these lemons up on a white surface and the part I’m pointing to looked bright. I arbitrarily made the surface blue. Does that area need to go darker now for the composition/light source to make sense?

The light blue is still a light colored surface, but it probably would not cause as strong of a reflection as a white surface. With that said I would tone that bright area down some.

Looks so great, Sara. The blue makes the yellow pop. I like the colours you used in the toning of the lemons. Not a big deal – but note to self for future reference -the shape of the cut lemon – the top right side of it is perhaps a bit straight, making its shape on the right look a bit like the shape of a muffin bottom instead of a curving…[Read more]

So lovely!

Wonderful Jill! You are an expert at citrus skin texture!!!!!

Wow! That lemon is glowing so beautifully. Excellent work on the lights to darks in that lemon. The overall colour palette is lovely also.

Sara- The wild rose looks like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree! Wonderfully expressed details!!!!!

I love the orange slice! I can really feel that dried quality!

Yes – that dried orange really pulls me in. I love Doug’s comment – A Charlie Brown Xmas pageant as well, setting the stage for the whole play. 🙂