Hi Melinda, This is beautiful. The original is quite nice but I think the painting is even better. It's very artistic. The colors blend well together and I like your choice of brush as well as brush size. I also like the sense of depth between the irises in the foreground and the smaller flowers behind them. I'm glad you chose a photo taken in soft, diffused light; had this been taken in sunlight it wouldn't have worked. This would look beautiful printed on Somerset paper. It is fine art. Jim