Somehow, I don't think the exquisiteness of this canvas translates to these photos. It is so rich and varied, and the colors are most unusual. I have used only a few fancy stitches, as you can see with the pale lavender "diamonds" and the velvet for the petal edges.
The detail and the shading are taking me a very long time to work out, and at times I have to put it away for a number of days and work on something easy and quick. But it is a labor of love - because it seems to me to be as subtly beautiful as nature herself, or as a wonderfully seasoned relationship!
