What now?

This is where I stop and look.  Are the colors balanced?  Are there "empty" spots in the design that need more embellishment?  What about the border?  Clusters of bold flowers or a delicate row of little ones?

Any suggestions?

Fancy and Fanciful

It's easy to see why these flowers are fun to paint.  The colors are brighter and more varied than in other styles of rosemaling and you can add all kinds of embellishments.

Another new beginning

This time I'm painting a red plate, and while I'm doing the backgrounding, I'll practice some flowers and leaves on my practice board.  I decided to do some "Os" flowers, which are very fancy and fanciful.  They're fun to paint.

C'est finit.

Here is my latest finished piece.  In a few weeks, when it's completely dry, I will varnish it and then put it in my new display case.