As much as I was satisfied with the small pumpkin in the last post, I’m dissatisfied with this effort, but I think I have a fix for it should I go back to redo. This painting is based on a photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash, but is also available as a lesson/paint-along for Ali Kay’s Fresh Paint VIP members. (VIP just means you pay for 12 months upfront.)

I didn’t want to go with Ali’s color choices and I didn’t to go along entirely with her style, so I did my own, and it was a complete fail. FINALLY I decided to experiment using my 6×6 acrylic papers from Soho Urban Artists. And it is actually my study that I’m relatively pleased with — and I am somewhat taking a cue from how Ali painted her ornament although to my eyes, she used short, choppy brushstrokes.

Whether or not I redo this will depend on my mood — I got bored with this (always a bad sign) and there are other ornaments I want to paint as it gets close to the holiday season, including some of my own references. Anyway, here it is.. the good, the bad and the ugly.