Littler Lily

This time I was armed ( or legged ) with welly socks, a puffa jacket, a cowl,  plus I had  a pint of hot tea inside me. I moved the heater on to a stool, so it would burn my middle and not my ankles. The things one does to get out of studying.

I was nearly done , when the bit of paper at the back fell down (possibly it froze to death). In trying to get it back, the flower swung round, which meant everything changed. I couldn't get it back right, so that bit at the end where I adjust the light and the dark bits and do finishing touches was all a bit of guesswork. Otherwise , it goes without saying, it would have been a masterpiece . (Ahem).

Flower P gave me ( because parenting was cracking me up)

This lily, ( for that is what it is) didn't fit in my shadow box ( cardboard box), so I had to poke a hole in the corner of the box and feed it through. I may have kilt the poor thing. I nearly killed  myself ( exaggeration) , the studio ( garage) is bloody freezing. Even with a heater, and slippers, and  scarf, and the odd daft dance, I was petrified with the cold. Fab excuse for the next few months.

I couldn't quite decide what overall colour this was, so I kind of put it together with different colours in a kind of  jigsaw way. It makes it too bitty I think, it's not quite obvious what's going on . Also, I think I  made the shadows on the flower too dark. Also, how did I not spot the too regular stamen shadows until now?