I’ve already been thinking of little ways to tweak it, but anything I do will be my decision don’t worry kittykat 😉 We did the clouds that way bc I didn’t want to have to touch up wispy grayish clouds for the rest of my life, bc I didn’t want to use white.

And yeah, not my first piece but I think it’s my best so far. Maybe I’ll post pics of the Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz later, or I guess they’re just in my albums to view at your leisure.

Mrchen, I’ve already done all that. I’m not entirely new to the idea of ‘doing my homework’. I’m beginning to think most of the miscommunication and hurt feelings on here comes from personal preference more than lack of artist ability. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some bad ones on here, but I’ve also seen some really good work that no one seems to like. I’ve seen two pieces by the same artist and thought one was brilliant and the other crap.

I’m an art history major. This is based on a Surrealist painting, so yes the clouds may look odd. However, the apple is pretty much spot on from Magritte’s. If you want to tell Magritte that you have a problem with his apple and leaves being the same color, go for it. The hat is not crooked, not poorly drawn and is also not finished. The color does not touch the apple for reasons of balance. If the blue touched the green of the apple, it would diminish the detail of the leaves and make the top half of the apple appear smaller. The lower half of the apple has more surface area (so it already appears to stand out more) and the gray bricks are not as dark as the water/sky. So long story short if the color touched the apple it wouldn’t stand out as much.
The original painting is called The Son of Man. Have you googled it yet?