Need help w/ a watercolor of my bro's house. He majored in art, so of course I'm plagued by a need

[GPV]

for perfection, punctuated by bursts of ill-timed impulsivity. What else does it need to finish? Shadows on lilac bush? Darker lines around windows and door? Start over because it's a scrubbed to death mess?

TIA!

[Walleye]

1. I really like it like it is

[hlthe2b]

2. I like it. No artist here but sometimes the evocative nature of elements is preferable to

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all the added detailed light or shadows and the former is what I perceive.

[femmedem]

3. I think it is beautiful as it is.

If you choose to add anything, yes, maybe some slight darkening under the lilac for a shadow--but not so much that it detracts from your center of interest, the house. But I don't have much experience with watercolor so I don't know if even that slight adjustment would make it feel overworked. Right now, it's not overworked. Don't start over; it's gorgeous. What a great gift.

[CrispyQ]

4. It's quite lovely. Just add a few birds in the sky & it's perfect!

[Shermann]

5. +1...break up that huge wall of clouds a bit nt

[lark]

6. I was thinking maybe a little hazy sun added in the clouds, then more shadows?

But it is lovely as is.

[PatrickforB]

7. Gosh, I honestlly don't think it needs much of anything else. It gives me an

impression of a quiet, happy, rural home. For me, watercolor has always been a really difficult medium, though I have painted some oils. But this is crisp and clean. I can imagine a smell in the house like I remember from my grandparents - of good wholesome cooking. And I can imagine a little porch out back where there are a couple of chairs.

[lunatica]

9. Include some of your wonderful ink lines!

You can never do too much of that or go wrong with it. Your brother will love it.