The Secret Sauce

The secret sauce tip of the day is one I just discovered for when you have a subject that is almost all mid-values. I made a wash the thickness of tea and lay in the colors in blobs .  I do not usually do this but I realized I needed to in order to make a unified form . If I had not done this the flower would be flat-ish
What I have learned so far :
As usual what I have learned so far has nothing to do with painting. I dropped my ipad on Thursday night and was feeling gutted. I shared this on line and miraculously someone I do not know personally is sending me an ipad  right now by Federal Express.
So although I made a discovery about how to unify my painting values the lesson was really about the unity of people and "creatives" helping and sharing each other to achieve success.