Leaves Painting

This is a painting depicting leaves I found outside, arranged in a way that I thought looked good. The media I used was a water color paint set, 1 big brush, 1 small brush, paper, a pencil, a ruler, and an eraser. We had never used water colors before, so we learned how to blend colors to get an exact color we needed for a certain leaf. The main art element we used was color, because we had to use the paint to show how each of the leaves was a different color, and we had to get the perfect shade for each leaf. The main design element we used was contrast, because all of the leaves are different colors so they contrast one another. I think the mood of this painting is sadness and happiness, because some of the colors are lighter and happier, and some are darker.