The Most Prolific Flower In My Yard

If you have 'em, you might as well use 'em.

#217 - Mug With Dandelion - 6" x 6" - hardboard

The background and mug were done with one stroke per color, which means there are a lot of strokes where the color did not change much or where the stroke was very   l    o    n    g. The flower was just painted (and painted over and over and over), plus I had to touch up the shadows with gesso. I'm not sure what's the best way to do a ragged-edged shadow of a flower.

This morning, this mug was sitting on my kitchen counter. As I walked by, I stopped to take a look. The values, shadows, and highlights were so much nicer than when I actively try to set up something to paint. Plus, there was a lovely reflection and the inner lip had a green tone to it. I suppose I could have set up a still life and painted it in place. Although, I'm not inclined to do that with cats in the house. Also, currently, I want to paint from life rather than from photos.