I always enjoy the progression of a painting and as an artist how my focus can change as the painting moves along. As I developed the Japanese tea cup the detail in the plate seemed to conflict so I simplified the plate and added a gold band around it's edge . I also felt that I had made the tea cup too large so I brought that down to its true size. I fussed with the eucalyptus branch for a long time and then decided that the painting felt clearer without the branch. A lot of changes, but now I feel that the painting stands stronger and is clearer in it's message to the viewer. The last representation is the finished painting but the photograph does not represent the true colors of the painting.
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