Mary, this is gorgeous. I love the composition. There are some many interesting elements. Those leaves are beautifully drawn. That cast shadow on the leaf on the right is a lovely touch. You paid really nice attention to how the thickness of the stem/peduncles change from bottom to top, and how they fit into one another. I really like how you show the little bits of pollen that are sticking to the stem and peduncle. Your shadow colors on your flower are working nicely, and I like the little bits of yellow-green. The stamen and pistil are drawn beautifully. I love how you can see how that filament on that left-most stamen gets narrower as it gets closer to the anther – really nice attention to detail. You might want to consider adding in the “missing” 6th stamen. Lilies *should* have 6 stamen (monocots have flower parts in groups of 3). Sometimes when we get flowers from a florist, those plants have been bred to an extent where they no longer have the structure characteristic of the family (Liliaceae in this case). This seems to be happening with this flower. It’s up to you whether you want to draw it as you see it (with the 5 stamen), or if you want to give it that 6th stamen. I would personally add that 6th stamen, but it’s totally up to you. Really nice work Mary!
Mary, this is gorgeous. I love the composition. There are some many interesting elements. Those leaves are beautifully drawn. That cast shadow on the leaf on the right is a lovely touch. You paid really nice attention to how the thickness of the stem/peduncles change from bottom to top, and how they fit into one another. I really like how you show the little bits of pollen that are sticking to the stem and peduncle. Your shadow colors on your flower are working nicely, and I like the little bits of yellow-green. The stamen and pistil are drawn beautifully. I love how you can see how that filament on that left-most stamen gets narrower as it gets closer to the anther – really nice attention to detail. You might want to consider adding in the “missing” 6th stamen. Lilies *should* have 6 stamen (monocots have flower parts in groups of 3). Sometimes when we get flowers from a florist, those plants have been bred to an extent where they no longer have the structure characteristic of the family (Liliaceae in this case). This seems to be happening with this flower. It’s up to you whether you want to draw it as you see it (with the 5 stamen), or if you want to give it that 6th stamen. I would personally add that 6th stamen, but it’s totally up to you. Really nice work Mary!