Under the flowering tree

This is pretty big, probably the largest portrait I ever painted; it's on 16"x20" canvas. I experimented a bit... The canvas was on an easel, not on my table (like I'm used to).

I wanted flowers to be raised, to have a high texture without using any texture mediums.

I used this huge monster brush for the most part and a palette knife for the flowers. I had much less control than I'm used to, but a lot of fun. It's always interesting to step out of the comfort zone... not very pleasant, but interesting, so I'll try something new again soon.