I continued work today painting the abstract flowers I had started on a tall thin canvas. I began by making the petals fuller, adding some darker yellow and orange to the bright yellow flowers. I changed the color of the center bud on the red flowers from dark red to yellow.
At some point I realized the red and yellow flowers contrasted too much, so I used a vivid red orange to cover over most of the red petals. I added more white and yellow highlights to all the flowers. I also drew lines to accent the edges of the petals.
I wasn't completely happy with the background, so I added small orange berry-like shapes in between the green stems and leaves.
I like it better now. What do you think?
