Paperwhite #1

I was given a gift from the woman whose portrait was posted yesterday. It's a bloembox of Paperwhites that she wants me to have in my studio over the holidays. I am very excited about getting them growing but I thought I should share them with you as they do. As time permits, I will paint small dailies of these flowers as they bloom. I have them in front of a northwest window in the studio and I will only paint them in the light of the given day. It snowed yesterday and our light was very different from what we're used to! I originally had an angel in the foreground but it was taking too much time; the whole thing took much longer than it should have. I would like to play and play with the folds of the drape, which were quite intricate compared to my version. My lesson right now is: learn to abbreviate.