Thistle and Blue

Thistle and Blue - student project

Yasmina, this class was SO much fun and I learned so much watching you paint. Thank you for such a wonderful project!
Thistle and Blue - image 1 - student project
My first attempt after doodling with leaf shapes was to make a foxglove! I tried to paint one from memory and it turned out pretty bad! I know you said numerous times to use a reference image and when I did, I was amazed at the results! Haha this sounds super cheesy but its so real! Here's my attempts:
BEFORE REFERENCE: (lol yikes)

Thistle and Blue - image 2 - student project After:
Thistle and Blue - image 3 - student project

And then I kept going and painted a thistle and some blue flowers from a reference and I LOVE how they turned out!
Thistle and Blue - image 4 - student projectThistle and Blue - image 5 - student project

Thanks again!