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Reader Submissions: Abstracted Flower Painting Project

The challenge of this painting project is to paint an abstracted flower, to use a flower as the starting point for an idea for a painting, to simplify the detail so it's more like one of those "what is this" puzzles than a real flower. Think "reduced or altered reality" rather than purely abstract. Use part of a flower, the shapes and colors. If in doubt about what "abstraction" is, take a look at the paintings in the Abstracting Nature Painting Project Gallery. There are no restrictions on size, colors, or number of submissions.
• Reference Photos: Abstracted Flowers and Flowers
Status: Open to submissions

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