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Really nice job on the onion skin and apple Sinead. Your color selection and saturation are very good! I notice that you did not use grissaille toning on the apple before you added your color. Wendy has videos of drawing apples using her grisaille technique, which be worth checking out!

Thanks Doug, I’ll check those out

Or do you like this better? Or neither?

Wow!! Gorgeous!

I suggest a few small scattered flowers falling, and these awesome flower details somewhere else. You could also do more laytex, another drop or else on a leaf edge dripping off So it is visible. And then these beautiful flower studies lined up at top or side or very bottom. Just my opinion. This is your composition so you get to play and choose!

Thanks Wendy!! I’ll play around some more.

I made the latex drop a little larger. I hope that helps it look more latexy. I also cut my studies of the blown up flowers and played around a little. Does this work? Or is it too symmetrical. I’m trying to channel my inner Sheila. She’s so good at adding to her drawings

Following the lesson on page 46 of Wendy’s new book.

Looking good Lucille. Very nice slow toning. Perhaps you can push even further with a tiny bit more dark on shadow side, that is darker than anything on the left side. And maybe try and erase your highlight just a few specks of really white paper showing through.

Thanks! Will try!

I really like your painting. What is the plant? The pod is beautifully framed by the foliage.

Thank you so much! The common name is “love in a mist” and this is the seed pod that followed spring blooms. I think they are fascinating. My model has dried out considerably and is now releasing black nigella seeds.

This is rendered beautifully Jennie! Nice rich colors! Great job!