A detailed tonal study completed before selection of colors and painting begin.
A tonal study. I experimented with a shadow that I deleted in the painting.
The original lichen is one and one-half inches wide and one inch tall; the drawing magnifies the specimen and is seen from the reverse side.
Saintpaulia
A drawing attempting to capture the bumpy texture of the leaves.
Painting so light, the image appears and disappears.
Completing the painting!
An attempt to paint again during the Covid-19 Pandemic. After a number of starts, this one is completed. There is one flower left in the garden…