Experimenting

                           

I've been experimenting with making a rose go from a bud to full bloom.  It really isn't hard to do, it's finding the perfect rose.  Like there is one!  As you peel off the petals the rose gets distorted a bit and I'm not sure I like the effect on this one.  What do you guys think?  

Here's another winter scene.  I played with some lighting tools I have to see if I could get the moon beam to 'glow.'  I guess it didn't come out to bad............