A Painting Challenge

This is my rendition of a dahlia from the rookiepainter site. Don't be fooled by the name, there are some lovely non beginner paintings included. I am not thrilled with my finished painting, but it was good practice, and it is fascinating to me to see how other painters approached the same image. Art school was so much about fine art, and developing content, that I don't recall ever being asked to work from the same image as the other students. This was interesting. -Polly