I think I'm Done

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Well, I think I just finished this painting. I added india ink to the sunflower, stem and leaves to delineate it from the background. I'm happy with it.

BUT one member of the household said the background wasn't quite done yet.

Now what do I do? I've already signed the darn thing. I sent out SOS notes to my art friends asking for advice. Chime in if you have an opinion.

I'm hoping my students have finished their "negative space" paintings and that I will be able to post them.

Next we will tackle a new project which will include them picking their own subject matter (scarey) and they have to do 2 to 3 versions of the same subject. One abstract, one representational, one ? We'll see how that goes.

I'll keep you posted.


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