Originally Posted by
Drskmishra
Learning to paint the roses in my front yard. Long way to go, I know. Need suggestions from all please.
Well, your leg will heal and you'll find that your front yard is not so very far to go as you might think. 
That's where the roses are, isn't it.
And. . . this picture is really a departure for you. I love the way you have combined line and tone. Your line is not bad at all! And the pastel complements it in a very refreshing combination. I know this isn't a fashion drawing, but I have seen many fashion drawings (from my long ago days in illustration) that really are underrated generally. They were often very innovative with line and pastel (or other dry medium like charcoal if it was in BW). . . or for that matter they would be far more experimental.
A lot depended on the subject and the mood that they were trying to convey, whether glamour, or business conservative, or sweet, even flashy. Too many to name. But the point is that they were free and sought the essence of that which they depicted and found a style that let them be innovative with a lot of range to their expression. And once they had done enough to make it their own signature, as it were, they could draw/paint anything at all and it would really surprise and delight.
I also very much like the fruit in the bowl. It has a rich softness, evoking for me a warm hearth and home feeling. So there's a whole lot going on already in your pictures, where you seem to be very adept at going for the essence of the subject you're portraying.
Not so very far to go with your art to make it something to appreciate. Hope it's merely innate humility and not that you really feel it's lacking. You're moving fast like a horse that's taken the bit in it's teeth, as the saying goes.
"Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream
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