The middle photo is the original painting. The bottom is the 1st revision and the top is the final version.

First,I made some changes to the original painting:

some might be difficult to discern from the photo....

Obviously, I set the tray on a surface and placed wallpaper in the background. There are hints of orange,pale blue and black in the design.

Then, I muted the intensity of the reflections on the tray surface and softened their sharp edges. Reflected objects have softer edges.

The orange reflection was as intense as the fruit itself...so I added a touch of blue to the orange to neutralize it a little. I also lessened the intensity of the reflected vase.

The tray seemed too bright now..it didn't match the painting's tonal key.

So... I took some of the color used in the wallpaper and repainted the tray to make it less bright.

I know this is a more fully realized painting so why am I still drawn to the original ??
The top version will be the last! It is very similar to the original, but the tray is 'grounded' now.