
Final Version: “American Devon With Snake”
“American Devon With Snake” is complete and back from the scanner. I was undecided about adding clouds so I taped some white paper to the piece first to see if things became better, worse or didn’t change at all. Clouds were better, although I’m not sure why. Design-wise, maybe it helps to complete an “X” over the surface, encouraging the eye to circle throughout the entire piece, including the corners.
The only thing I might have done differently is to elongate the snake and ditch the end-cap goldenrod florets, but it’s too late now. This works too. As hipster hubby says, “stick a fork in it.” I declare it done.