I knows it's bad but I tried

I really enjoyed doing the pear actually but I wasn’t a big fan of the portrait. I think one thing I learned was that realism isn’t my thing and I can’t see myself doing this kind of art for fun. That said, I could see how practicing exercises that strengthen control of value relationships is important. It would be great to have an intuitive grasp of these things, however I just have trouble seeing myself invest hours into getting the values right.