Blossoms

My wife asked me to do a painting for her on blossoms.  It is a small 25cmx25cm canvas. I took it on, but soon realized that this is not an easy topic to paint.  The extreme “whiteness” in the photo resulted in low contrast with the result that the painting can easily look washed out.  I tried my best, but could not quite manage the expression that I was aiming for.  Adding the dark shades did bring out some dimension in the painting, but the flowers look flat and washed out.  It is probably the reference photo rather than the topic that caused me so much trouble.  Anyway, here is the photo of the finished painting.  As always, I will welcome any comments.

I am struggling to get a good photo of this one.

Blossoms