When Life Gives You Lemons

"When Life Gives You Lemons"

18" x 24" acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

Available

This painting of lemonade makes me want to go make another glass of it right now to drink!  It was a challenge yet rather fun to paint the reflections of the lemon behind the glass.   

For any questions or to purchase this painting, please contact me at reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com

I am painting away right now to my heart's content, so please return again for new works to be posted soon.

Mahalo for taking time to view my art!

Studio:  Carol Reynolds

             P O Box 22246

             Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Sunflower Sunshine Duo

                                                          5" x 7" Acrylic on Raymar panel
                                                                           $95

I am beginning a new series of miniatures that are a little less detailed than my previous work on this blog.   The subject matter will be fruit, flowers, vegetables, and anything else that strikes my fancy to put on panel or canvas.   For the most part they will be on Raymar quality art panels or Ampersand gessobord.  

I intend to have a great time painting these more expressive and less detailed works.   This was the first time in a long time for me to paint sunflowers and I had such a blast I want to paint more sunflowers immediately!   However, a couple of other still life are on the easel right now instead.   Hopefully will be posting one of them in a day or two.   

Shipping is free within the USA and $14 internationally.     Thank you for stopping by and look forward to hearing from you.

"Dole Plantation 1"

                                                        5" x 5" Acrylic on gessobord
                                                                       $185


Dole Plantation is on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.    They still grow pineapples here, but it is not on as large a scale as in the past.   Those are the Waianae Mountains in the distance.  This miniature is a study for a larger painting (12"x16").     I am anxious to do some larger work for a few days.  

Please contact me if you have any questions at reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com or 808.536.0650

"Near Santa Monica"

                                                        5" x 5" Acrylic on gessobord
                                                                    $185


Santa Monica beach and town are in the distance and to the far right of this beach (not shown in this painting, of course).    I really enjoyed Santa Monica whenever I visited California, which was often.  The town as well as the beach and pier were a pleasure to visit.    Many years ago I painted several watercolors of the area; perhaps I'll post a couple of them in the future.   I do not remember the name of the beach in this painting above, which I painted from a reference photo I took many years ago.   
                                                        
                                                      

"Myrtle Edwards Park - Seattle"

5" x 5" Acrylic on gessobord

$185

Reference photo for the above painting

As you can see, I changed things a bit in the painting rather than going totally by the reference photo.    I took this photo 10 years ago during a short stay in Seattle.   In the future I hope to do a larger painting of this scene and I may paint the water a pinker hue then.   This particular park has many flowers, particularly roses.   It is right near downtown and is popular for joggers as well. Near there is a park with many outdoor sculptures.   Seattle has some beautiful surrounding scenery and mountains, but I prefer Hawaii.

Study - South American Ringed Teal

                                                               6" x 8" Acrylic
                                                                     $350


My very first time to paint this particular duck.   It is found, for the most part, in the Amazon Basin of South America.    No, I did not go to South America to take the reference photos, but instead found this fella and several of his friends on the fantastically landscaped grounds of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki.   I was just thrilled to discover several types of waterfowl and parrots at this excellent hotel/resort.   There will be more paintings from there in the near future.  

"Pink Lily Study 1"

                          

                                                          5"x7" Acrylic on panel
                                                                 $175


Enjoyed working on this lily and because it is a study and not  very detailed , the price is less than the previous post of NOLA pink waterlilies.    There are subtle touches of yellow in the blossom that do not show up that well in the photo.   This was a joy to paint!                                                            

"Miniature Pink Rose Bouquet #1"

5"x7" Acrylic on panel

$195

                                              

                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           What fun this was to paint!  I had a reference photo I had taken, but used my imagination for the most part on everything but the roses.   If interested in this painting, I ship free in the USA when the painting is unframed.    I am including a photo of this painting in a frame so you can see what a difference a frame makes.



Framed as shown $250

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     There is extra time and more cost involved  for shipping and handling if the painting is framed like this.  Contact me at 808.536.0650 or by email   reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com  for a shipping price quote on either UPS or FedEx.

  Please excuse the imperfect alignment of the text in this posting; for some reason it is not working properly tonight.   Can't be me, right?                                                  

"Part Dingo"

9'x12" Acrylic

Private Collection

This painting is for a friend in Australia, whose pet dog pictured here is part Australian Dingo.

Anyone interested in a pet portrait for themselves or for a gift, should contact me and put in a request as soon as possible before the upcoming holidays.  You may email or call me for more information.

reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com

808.536.0650

"At Rest"

9"x12" Acrylic on canvas

$525

This scene with rainbow bridge in the background is in Haleiwa Town on the North Shore of Oahu.

Haleiwa is a very quaint, small "artsy " town with several art galleries to its credit.  There is even a

Wyland gallery there.  Haleiwa is also a popular hangout for surfers.

Thank you for visiting and please come back often. 

"Three On The Beach"

8"x10" Acrylic on canvas

$425

This is an entirely "made-up" scene.  However, I had a reference photo I had taken of the dog and I included him in this painting just for fun.  

Thank you for viewing my paintings.

"We Five" - Pink Waterlilies

8"x16" Acrylic on Canvas

$700

This painting completes the set of pink waterlily paintings.  There will be a discount given if someone buys all three of the posted pink waterlily paintings at one time- together.    I intend to paint more pink waterlilies soon, probably in oil.   I like this size canvas; it would be good for seascapes especially.

Thank you for viewing my paintings.

"Almost Touching" - Pink Waterlilies

8"x6" Acrylic on Raymar panel

$275

The reference photos for this painting were also taken at the pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu.   This painting would be a nice companion to yesterday's post of "We Two" which was of the same size panel and same color and type of waterlilies.  Hope you enjoy!

If you are interested in purchasing this painting,  please contact me at   reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com

"We Two"

8"x6" Acrylic on Raymar panel

$275

More waterlilies!  Most of my waterlily reference photos are taken at a courtyard in a pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu.   It is a wonderful family beach; does not have the extreme high surf in the winter as the North Shore beaches experience.   Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog!

"Mother's Help"

8"x10" Acrylic on canvas

$500

This painting borders on impressionism; a little departure from my other seascapes.  I took several reference photos of this mother and son and hope to paint them again soon.  Please feel free  to send me your comments.  I would love to hear from you.

"Power at Chun's Reef"

4"x6" Acrylic on Raymar Panel

$135

This scene is really a little more towards Waimea Bay, but not too far a walk from Chun's Reef on the North Shore of Oahu.   Had a grand time experimenting with color in this painting.   I have been called a "colorist" because I sometimes exaggerate color even in my most realistic works. 

Hope you enjoy "the view" of a little part of the beauty of paradise here in Hawaii.   My intentions for future posts on this blog is to show more miniature still life paintings, so please stop by and visit often.

"Sunrise at Sandy Beach"

                                               8"x10" Acrylic on canvas    $500


Sandy Beach is located on the Southeast part of Oahu, and is quite pleasant with no huge hotels,etc., just beautiful scenery all around.   I never tire of painting seascapes, and I hope my viewers of this blog never tire of them as well.    However, I am considering painting more still life and florals in the near future.    I, as an artist, thrive on a variety of subject matter so you may get a surprise now and then as to what I post.

If time permits, this coming weekend I will have a drawing for a free miniature painting, as promised previously, for one of those who follow this blog and  my Facebook fan page.   The winner of the painting will pay no shipping costs, unless they live outside of the USA.    Hey, the weekend is here!  It is Friday already so either Saturday or Sunday I will have the drawing and post a photo of the free painting along with the first name of the winner, whom I will contact via email.    This will be a fun experience!  

"Sweet Song" White-Rumped Shama

                       
                                                12"x12" Acrylic on board


Just completed this painting about 2 hours ago.   This bird is also known as Shama Thrush and is found on Oahu, Kauai, and Maui.  This past February I went to the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens on Oahu with friends and was fortunate enough to take a few pictures of this handsome thrush before he flew away.  I was positively thrilled by the encounter as I had wanted some photos of this bird for a long time .  I already had several reference photos of baby shamas I had taken at another botanical garden on Oahu, so now I really was pleased.   This painting is of a male Shama Thrush; the female is more gray and duller with a shorter tail than the male.   Many people think this is the best songster in the islands.

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden is very large (400 acres) and has a 32 acre lake on the premises.   I may post more later about this wonderful place, as I intend to paint more scenes from there in the future.  Wonderful place to spend time in nature, and of course they have lots of waterfowl on their lake.

"Sunrise at Waikiki" 4"x6" Acrylic

This painting is a little more impressionistic than some of my other work.  I took several photographs

that particular morning, but this was my favorite scene.   It is looking towards the famous Diamondhead extinct volcano, which is not visible in this painting, obviously.  There is a nice park near here and also the Honolulu Zoo, which is a great place for me to take reference photos of birds and animals as well as flowers.  I don't visit Waikiki very often, mostly because I prefer more secluded, rustic beaches without all the hotels everywhere.    But I do enjoy my visits to Waikiki, and it is a great place to take a daily walk along the paved walkway beside the beach--not to mention a safe beach to go swimming.   Waikiki is a must see for anyone visiting Honolulu and I hope you enjoy viewing this painting and in my own artistic way I suppose one could say I "took you" there as you view this scene.

This painting is on canvas mounted on museum quality Raymar Art panel.   Many of the miniature paintings I post on this blog are on these panels, but some are on stretched canvas or gesso board.  All quality materials and paint.   

This painting is priced at $125, including shipping if within the USA.   Outside of the USA, there will be a small charge for shipping; whatever the Post Office charges for Priority Mail to your particular country.

If you are interested in purchasing this painting, or have any questions about my work or commissions,  please contact me at reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com 

"Rainbow Bridge- Haliewa"

4"x6" Acrylic on board   $125

Haliewa is a charming "artsy" town on the North Shore of Oahu.  I love to visit there and usually have lunch at Cholos Mexican Restaurant  or Haliewa Joe's.   Both have excellent food.   There is even a Wyland gallery in this quaint town, as well as several other art galleries.    The Rainbow Bridge depicted in this painting is so narrow that it does not allow room for 2 way traffic.   Lanes have to wait til it is clear to procede across.  The restaurant Haliewa Joe's is to the immediate right of this scene.