Stripe

This was a fun challenge—because there are so many items and the
abrupt shaft of light, I could think more abstractly and not fuss too much
with individual objects.

Glads

Tackled flowers again which are not my forté but in the learning curve with 

figures, I realized I was painting thinner and thinner. Also dismayed at how 

outlined and rigid I was making them. Learning to paint a figure in an accurate 

way while holding an idea of how compelling it "should" look was too taxing 

on my little brain. If I'm getting nowhere in a struggle, thought I should do 

something, anything, different, tackle another subject. So I photographed these 

coral glads against a coral wall. And lo! I was amazed that there were no 

boundaries in the photo—nothing to outline! Kept assuring myself that I shouldn't 

be able to see the blossoms up close, only from a distance. Just what I needed for 

a tectonic brain shift! But then, I don't know if anyone else can see them . . .