almost finished- peony

Pink Peony, 20 x 30", watercolour, still in progress

This is one that I worked on extensively over the summer but

never reached the point where I was pleased with it. I was trying to stay away from what I feel is the somewhat cliched large bright flower on a black background. However, in the end I caved and here it is with a black background and to me it looks much better. I want to do just a bit more work around the yellow stamens but not too much.