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Thank you Doug. I was coming to that conclusion as well.

Hi Erin- I love this piece! As I said before, finishing the studies on the bottom could make a difference to the overall composition and to my eye they do. The space between the leaves does not bother me as it did before. If you do add a leaf, it could be the back view and maybe also having it be faded (less detail). However, looking at it now my…[Read more]

Hi Helene- I think the newly added leaves are well placed and my eye now goes to the flower instead of the former negative space. Beautiful!

I think you are right Doug. That negative space between the two big leaves is all I can see now. Maybe the back of a leaf? I guess it’s back to the drawing board for me.

Thank you Doug! That’s very helpful

Wonderful page Patricia! You captured the look and feel of autumn! It certainly looks like what I see when I go out my door! The colors are spot on and some leaves really exude that look of wet decay. It is hard to walk down the street and bypass all the wonderful subjects that there are right now.

You are off to a great start Erin! The stem and fruit look wonderful and seem completed to me. The leaves are almost there. The two, large center leaves need more dark and mid-range tones to give them definition. Thinking of where the light hits a leaf, there is a dark side of the main vein and a light side of a main vein. Right now, each side of…[Read more]

My neighborhood is filled with crab apple trees. I thought this would be a good chance to practice overlaps and multiple elements. I’m at the “scared to wreck it” stage.

Welcome back Becky! It is great to see your work again! This is an outstanding piece! Bravo!

The blue flower is not an easy color to capture. Beautiful! The flowers have wonderful definition!

Great Machi! What a wonderful project! The flowers have good strong saturated yellows and golds! The leaves add a whimsy to the piece as if the flowers are dancing together!

Thank you, Doug. I always appreciate your thoughtful and helpful comments. Yes, I do often work at a desk with two lights right over my work because the room doesn’t get enough good light. Shading and cast shadows continue to be a challenge in all of my work. I appreciate you pointing it out.

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I am making quick drawing of NC native plants that grow around me. This one uses two pages, hence the break in the middle.