Floral Impressionism

We were assigned to paint whatever we wanted and then cover it with flower petals to give our paintings a French Impressionist style.  We used glue and flowers that have been drying in the art room for months.  With this art material we attempted to imitate the loose style and immediacy of the hugely famous art movement spanning from about 1860-1910.  Since this was a French Impressionist project I decided to paint a French Impressionist painting.  I painted Yellow Ballerina by Edgar Degas.  I only put flower petals on the background because I could not find the right color flower petals for the rest of it.  Also, I just liked the way it looked better without the flower petals on the ballerina.