I cannot see the forest for the trees. Or in this case, I cannot see the flower cluster for all the petals. I can only see edges, fine shaddows, layers, filaments, and strange colors that are not orange and not yellow. Time to step back and try to see it as you do: a Whole Thing. Interestingly, the best way for me to do this is to put a frame around it. I look at the painting through the lens of my camera. And somehow, surrounded by a crisp, black rectangle, the form reveals itself. Oh there it is! Beginning to turn in space and take shape there at the end of the branch. There's a long way to go yet, but it is coming. . . . Isn't it?
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