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Petals and Wings

My short hiatus from painting was very unproductive. I took a vacation from work, and decided to do nothing. I had a pretty good time doing next to nothing - at least for a day. I get restless when I'm not making things.

Today's painting is not one of my favorites. I found these interesting leaves in a parking lot somewhere last month (the moth wings were found a day later). I've been wanting to paint the leaves for a while, but I kept putting it off. The painting is a bit sloppy for my taste - I used the wrong brush for the washes, too much water in some places, too little in others, inadvertently lifted color out of some edges, everything looks kind of flat...but it feels so good to be back! I had no idea what I was doing, and I tried all kinds of random things to get the effects I was after.

This piece isn't going in a gallery. It is a stepping stone. It is a learning experience.

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