PANSY!!!!
That's what we worked on during the final class. This class focused on blending like with the narcissus, but also on glazing. I obviously didn't finish because I felt compelled to create massive flowers, the likes of which will only rival O'Keefe's.
The thing with flowers though it that you need quite a lot of pinks. You could mix them yourself, but it's difficult to get just the right shade from bending over a hot palatte blending away. The color I used for the central purple pansey was called Rose Violet. I borrowed/acquired it from my neighbor. I tried to mix a color like it usin rose madder, but it really just didn't work.
This is just a close-up of a section that I quite like. I think the petals of the yellow flower blended quite nicely. I was impressed. The reason why it's so pale in spots is because that particulate flower was nearly white from reflecting the sun.
I also liked the precision and delicate nature of the fine veins we created using a skewer. I decided that I would like to get a stylus in order to recreate this effect consistently. The problem with the skewer was that it did get dull after a while.
Later I'll take a stab at finishing this up.
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