Don't Know What to Think

Attempted my first painting of the challenge. I guess its done-- i went as far as i could. Don't know what to think about it. I was very uncomfortable painting it. I tried to think in masses of color, getting my values right. I tried not to mess with my paint strokes after applied, other than to correct errors. I had to fight to not paint the local color and just darken the shadows. Its a first attempt, so try not to be so critical, i tell myself. In a weird way, it is successful. It is a step towards loosening up my painting style and becoming more comfortable with color and values, though my drawing could still use work.

So this is what #1 looks like.

And this is a photo of the still life i painted from.