Blossom & Bud

I've tried painting this composition three times, and stumbled into the same traps every time... Why am I so determined to paint the world's trickiest, frilliest flowers?

This was attempt #2, and after giving up on #3, I went back into it while it was still wet to clarify some of the shapes and focus on brushstrokes instead of accuracy.

After all that, I couldn't be bothered to fill in the background, but I like it kind of raw like that.

"Blossom & Bud"

8x10 in

oil on paper

$95 (+5 shipping)