This one is finished.

This one was a really fun challenge. I started with an all over collage, thinking it would become a simple vase of flowers.   Wellllll..... its hardly simple.

I sketched the flowers in charcoal, then the glass.   And the table top.  Then i painted the flowers in acryllics. 

I often work on several pieces at a time.  In this instance i had green and blue on my pallet so chose to cover some of the collage pieces, as it was so busy the flowers would never stand out. Little by little I glazed over some colors so patterns would  show through, and other places painted pieces and did some random mark making techniques to add interest.

I know it probably could benefit from simplifying background, toning it down even more...but I really like it this way. So, Im done, its signed and sealed.

In the works.

Now this one will be fun..... all experimental.  Staring with overall collage as a base.     Scraps ofvthiscandcthat. Just covering canvas.

 Second step, adding paints and glazes.

At this point I still have no idea what it might turn into.      Something will happen and it will start to develop a theme and subject.    More than likely a floral.   

Whats new ? Three pears

What i like. I like the colors. I like the subject. It was fun to do.   Its an okay painting. Someone will love it.

What I don't like.    Its only an okay painting.  No spark, nothing new.  Follows the rules but its nearly a copycat. So Im bored.    The first 14 experimental pears were fun. The pair of pears were good too.  These are mediocre.     They are a gift to someone who will love them and not be bored at all.