Diseased Stick

My art homework was to continue working on the stick and roses we drew in class. The teacher expressly forbade the use of shading but somehow I managed to cheat a little - unintended of course. Toward the end, I switched to brown ink to add some complexity to the shape and ended up dripping a big glob in the middle. Using the paper towel to lift it off left some residual color that looked quite nice. So I continued smearing and dabbing. Unfortunately, in my enthusiasm and haste, I deposited a bit too much color at parts. The end result is a splotchy, slightly diseased stick, but at least it has more depth!