Leafage

I'd picked up this leaf from a sidewalk, and it's turned red as these do and somehow it looked so much prettier than their green forms.
It was rather difficult trying to get a leaf right because it's crazy the number of tones and colourings and even discolouration they go through, and trying to paint it exactly was something of a challenge.
I've a few more leaves that I want to paint, and I think I'd like to get my botanical game strong before I shift to doing things like glasses and more still life.