Degas's reputation is safe

This is my first acrylic painting. Hopefully, the subject is obvious--it is a sunflower. It looks a little like a cross between a sunflower and a plate of bacon. However, here's some important things I learned:

• planning your painting saves time in the long run
• color mixing is hard
• using gels for texture is interesting
• using glazes for mood is critical
• you can re-work acrylics to death