Floral Still Life, Second Time

This time around, I had to rethink my composition and increase contrast.

I tried to keep the tones, hues and chroma as close to the truth as my skills would allow me.

Observational Drawing

Quick Color Studies

Final Painting

In Conclusion

I found this painting the most challenging, as I expected better results with contrast and fabric folds.  I still kept the impressionist styles of broken colour (stippling and dry brush technique), yet I tried to record exactly what I saw, as I saw it.