"Tulip"

Whenever I'm at a loss as to what to paint, I paint tulips. This was the situation today, so I painted a tulip. But I tried to make it interesting by making one of the petals kind of hanging out. Initially, I painted the background using light orange and lavender as wet on wet washes. But when I thought it was finished, the colors came out flat against the red tulip petals. So I glazed it with a rich mix of blue, purple and white. Also in this painting, I tried making dew drops. I think the cooler colors for the background gives a more striking contrast with the red of the flower. Do you agree?

"Thank you, Lord, for the gift of life."

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