Some Thoughts on Paperwork Part 5 of ? - Changing/Varying "Style"

Different things I try/learn/observe in different places cumulate, allowing me to attempt new things/ways intentionally, or sometimes completely unintentionally. This morning, I had trouble joining the private group Zoon; even though I tried to log in five minutes ahead of time, I showed up 20 minutes late. And the annoying part is, I don't know which remedy finally allowed me to get through. Anyway...  

My "style", if I have one, is loose/not-realistic, but there have been results a little more realistic in recent times. 

I posted these two previously. The top one really surprised me when I painted it; it's the most realistic thing I did on paper that I can remember.   

I love the stem. But more than that, I love the colour dots at the bottom; they look like yarn sample colours. 

Although I have always loved blues and white, this is the very first time I've done anything on paper. And a little green snuck in. 

Here, I was trying to depict leaves by using the tips of brushes sideways. Don't ask me where the idea came from, my hands were doing it. These three  pics were timed exercises copying photos, with an emphasis on values. 

I may have mentioned Private Group Member C commented previously she liked a spot of black behind a bouquet in someone else's painting. I have wanted to try this out, and started painting all around an unfinished iris. 

Now that I do a lot of blind, half-blind, and not-so-blind contours, I felt ready to give it a go. (Say... shouldn't they be visually-impaired contours?)    

I don't use black on paper or the loom, so this is Payne's Grey, but when wet it was much too severe. So I switched to orangy yellow, another colour I've wanted to try with blues for a long time. 

Next, I quickly drew the contours, and tried a favourite inky navy blue. It's a sublime colour, but since Vincent's irises are blue, I'm not sure how this will work out.  

I just had to try this, with a slightly yellower orangy yellow, and I love it. Now I don't know if I'll colour in the iris; it looks good as is to me. I can't believe I'm whipping up these shapes one after another. . 

With some time left, I had to try the same yellow against my mostly-blues pansies. While I like the combination, of course the moment you add oranges and yellows to blues, it raises the temperature of the scene, and takes away the calmness, and I couldn't decide if it was a good change or bad. I guess that's why I unconsciously left it half done. 

Overall this morning was a good session. Even though it took me forever to join the meeting. And all this done before 9AM Saturday. :-D